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This research introduces rank-penalizing regularization terms into Riemannian gradient descent algorithms, significantly improving convergence speed and fidelity for quantum process tomography of rank-deficient channels. The method also effectively reduces channel rank in quantum classification tasks while preserving accuracy, thereby identifying the minimal complexity required for specific data inputs. By adapting Lasso-style techniques to the geometry of quantum channels, this work offers a practical pathway for optimizing quantum machine learning models with fewer Kraus operators.
Regularization of Riemannian optimization: Application to process tomography and quantum machine learning
arXiv:2404.19659v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Gradient descent algorithms on Riemannian manifolds have recently been proposed as a practical tool for optimizing quantum channels. We add rank-penalizing regularization terms to the cost functions of these methods (in the spirit of Lasso), driving the optimization towards channels with as few Kraus operators as possible. For quantum process tomography of rank-deficient channels, regularization both accelerates convergence and improves the fidelity of the solution compared to the unregularized case. For quantum classification tasks, it reduces the channel rank while maintaining classification accuracy, thereby revealing the minimum rank required by the given input data.
Abstract:Gradient descent algorithms on Riemannian manifolds have recently been proposed as a practical tool for optimizing quantum channels. We add rank-penalizing regularization terms to the cost functions of these methods (in the spirit of Lasso), driving the optimization towards channels with as few Kraus operators as possible. For quantum process tomography of rank-deficient channels, regularization both accelerates convergence and improves the fidelity of the solution compared to the unregularized case. For quantum classification tasks, it reduces the channel rank while maintaining classification accuracy, thereby revealing the minimum rank required by the given input data.
arXiv:2404.19659 [quant-ph]
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