Experimental determination of Ramsey numbers

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.111.130505arXiv1201.1842WikidataQ27450016 ScholiaQ27450016MaRDI QIDQ6230158FDOQ6230158

Authors: Zhengbing Bian, F. Chudak, William G. Macready, Lane Clark, Frank Gaitan 

Publication date: 9 January 2012

Abstract: Ramsey theory is a highly active research area in mathematics that studies the emergence of order in large disordered structures. Ramsey numbers mark the threshold at which order first appears and are extremely difficult to calculate due to their explosive rate of growth. Recently, an algorithm that can be implemented using adiabatic quantum evolution has been proposed that calculates the two-color Ramsey numbers $R(m,n)$. Here we present results of an experimental implementation of this algorithm and show that it correctly determines the Ramsey numbers R(3,3) and $R(m,2)$ for $4leqmleq8$. The R(8,2) computation used 84 qubits of which 28 were computational qubits. This computation is the largest experimental implementation of a scientifically meaningful adiabatic evolution algorithm that has been done to date.

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