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This research proposes dual-unitary circuits as a robust architecture for quantum reservoir computing, specifically tailored to the constraints of current noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices. The study demonstrates that this approach enhances memory retention and nonlinear processing while effectively mitigating finite-shot noise through its unique operator dynamics. By providing an intuitive framework for understanding information encoding in circuit-based reservoirs, the work advances practical pathways for deploying machine learning on near-term quantum hardware.
Dual-unitary Circuits as a Platform for Quantum Reservoir Computing
arXiv:2609.09292v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Quantum reservoir computing (QRC) is a machine learning approach which employs the internal dynamics of a physical system (the reservoir) to encode and process information. In this work, we explore the use of dual-unitary circuits in a brickwork architecture as a platform for QRC, well suited to current noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices. Dual-unitary circuits present both practical and conceptual advantages. Our results indicate that, under appropriate conditions, dual-unitarity can lead to an enhanced regime of operation: we numerically verify that it improves memory effects and nonlinear processing, and shields against finite-shot noise, mitigating exponential concentration. Moreover, dual unitarity offers an intuitive picture of how operator dynamics gives rise to memory and nonlinear processing in circuit-based reservoirs.
Abstract:Quantum reservoir computing (QRC) is a machine learning approach which employs the internal dynamics of a physical system (the reservoir) to encode and process information. In this work, we explore the use of dual-unitary circuits in a brickwork architecture as a platform for QRC, well suited to current noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices. Dual-unitary circuits present both practical and conceptual advantages. Our results indicate that, under appropriate conditions, dual-unitarity can lead to an enhanced regime of operation: we numerically verify that it improves memory effects and nonlinear processing, and shields against finite-shot noise, mitigating exponential concentration. Moreover, dual unitarity offers an intuitive picture of how operator dynamics gives rise to memory and nonlinear processing in circuit-based reservoirs.
25 pages, 17 figures. Comments are welcome
Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn); Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD); Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems (nlin.SI)
arXiv:2609.09292 [quant-ph]
(or arXiv:2609.09292v1 [quant-ph] for this version)
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2609.09292 arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration)
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