TY  - BOOK
AU  - Das,Arnab
AU  - Chakrabarti,Bikas
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Quantum Annealing and Other Optimization Methods
T2  - Lecture Notes in Physics,
SN  - 9783540315155
AV  - QC19.2-20.85 
U1  - 530.1 23
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
KW  - Physics
KW  - Mathematical optimization
KW  - Mathematical physics
KW  - Condensed matter
KW  - Mathematical and Computational Physics
KW  - Condensed Matter
KW  - Optimization
N1  - Tutorial: Introductory Material -- Quantum Annealing: Basics and Applications -- Other Optimizations
N2  - Quantum annealing employs quantum fluctuations in frustrated systems or networks to anneal the system down to its ground state, or more generally to its so-called minimum cost state. Often this procedure turns out to be more effective, in multivariable optimization problems, than its classical counterpart utilizing tunable thermal fluctuations. This volume is divided into three parts. Part I is an extensive tutorial introduction familiarizing the reader with the background material necessary to follow the core of the book. Part II gives a comprehensive account of the fundamentals and applications of the quantum annealing method, and Part III compares quantum annealing with other related optimization methods. This is the first book entirely devoted to quantum annealing and will be both an invaluable primer and guidebook for all advanced students and researchers in this important field
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11526216
ER  -