Patent ID: 11900214
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for performing thermal annealing with quantum fluctuations, the method comprising:
obtaining an initial input state;
performing simulated annealing and quantum annealing on the initial input state and subsequent input states until a completion of a first event, the performing comprising:
receiving an input state, the input state being one of the initial input state or a subsequent input state;
performing simulated annealing on the input state with a temperature reduction schedule until a decrease in energy is below a first minimum value;
terminating the simulated annealing in response to determining that the decrease in energy is below the first minimum level, comprising reducing the temperature to a minimum temperature value;
outputting a first evolved state and first temperature value;
performing quantum annealing on the first evolved state with a transversal field increase schedule until a completion of a second event occurs;
terminating the quantum annealing in response to determining that a completion of the second event has occurred; and
outputting a second evolved state as a subsequent input state for the simulated annealing; and

determining that the completion of the first event has occurred.