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48 results for quantum probability

This paper applies quantum probability theory to model asset returns, avoiding assumptions about quantum effects.

problem Modeling asset returns with classical probability theory.
method Derives a Schrödinger-like trading equation using quantum probability, linking it to traders' decisions and market behaviors.
result Quantum probability can describe multimodal distributions of asset returns without assuming quantum effects.

Quantum probability metrics improve distribution comparison in high dimensions.

problem Challenges in comparing probability distributions, especially in high-dimensional and non-compact domains.
method Quantum probability metrics (QPMs) derived from quantum state spaces, overcoming limitations of MMD.
result QPMs offer enhanced sensitivity to subtle distributional differences in high dimensions and improve performance in generative modeling.

This work proposes efficient classical training protocols for IQP circuits to train quantum generative models.

problem Training quantum generative models on industrially relevant probability distributions is challenging due to high computational cost.
method Developed protocols for classical training of IQP circuits, which are hard to sample but have efficient gradient computation.
result Classically trained IQP circuits can efficiently sample from target probability distributions, demonstrating practical quantum advantage.

A quantum walk-based method for generating precise probability distributions efficiently.

problem Generating high-precision probability distributions for various applications.
method Integrates variational quantum circuits with split-step quantum walks to dynamically tune coin parameters and evolve quantum states.
result Achieves high simulation fidelity and reduces computational overhead compared to conventional methods.

Quantum walk algorithm optimizes quantum state preparation for financial simulations.

problem Efficiently loading classical data into quantum states for quantum computers.
method Split-step quantum walks (SSQW) to design parameterized quantum circuits (PQC).
result SSQW facilitates generating desired probability amplitude distributions for quantum simulations.

Quantum probability theory reveals hidden structure in joint probability distributions.

problem Understanding hidden structure in joint probability distributions.
method Modeling joint probability distributions as density operators and applying partial trace.
result Decoding extra information in reduced density operators that captures subsystem interactions.

Quantum computing improves fill probability estimation in bond trading.

problem Estimating fill probabilities in complex financial markets with uncertainties.
method Quantum learning algorithms applied to real bond trading data.
result Quantum-enhanced models achieve up to 34% better performance in fill prediction.

Quantum computing offers a quadratic speedup for estimating non-linear functionals.

problem Estimating non-linear functionals of probability distributions.
method Proposes a quantum-inside-quantum Monte Carlo algorithm for a broad class of non-linear estimation problems.
result Achieves a quadratic speedup for non-linear estimation problems, including nested conditional expectations and stochastic optimization.

Quantum correlations enhance generative models, providing a new resource for machine learning.

problem Capturing complex probability distributions in unsupervised learning.
method Theoretical and numerical analysis of quantum correlations in generative models.
result Quantum nonlocality and contextuality provide an expressivity advantage over classical models.

Econophysics has developed as a research field that applies the formalism of Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics to address Economics and Finance problems. The branch of Econophysics that applies of Quantum Theory to Economics and Finance is called Quantum Econophysics. In Finance, Quantum Econophysics' contrib…

2015-08-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Quantum MC simulations generate financial risk distributions efficiently.

problem High computational cost in traditional Monte Carlo simulations.
method Integrates quantum amplitude estimation with stochastic models for equity, rate, and credit risk factors.
result Quantum advantage in scenario generation for financial risk analytics.

This work explores using deep NNs to learn quantum systems from probability distributions.

problem Learning quantum systems from limited probability distribution data.
method Using deep neural networks to reconstruct quantum Hamiltonian from probability distributions.
result Deep neural networks can learn quantum Hamiltonians from probability distributions.

The probability distribution function (PDF) for prices on financial markets is derived by extremization of Fisher information. It is shown how on that basis the quantum-like description for financial markets arises and different financial market models are mapped by quantum mechanical ones.

2015-04-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Quantum method generates unbiased samples from discrete graphical models.

problem Sampling from discrete graphical models is challenging and intractable in high dimensions.
method Embedding graphical models into unitary operators and using quantum circuits.
result Provably generates unbiased and independent samples from general discrete factor models.

New framework for cyclic quantum causal models with graph separation property.

problem Understanding causal relationships in feedback processes and exotic scenarios.
method Introducing a robust probability rule and a novel graph-separation property, p-separation.
result Established graph-separation properties for all consistent cyclic causal models.

Quantum Reservoir Computing classifies complex probability distributions and identifies volatility regimes.

problem Statistical and financial classification problems with heavy-tailed distributions and correlated time series.
method Implemented QRC in a superconducting quantum circuit with Josephson junctions.
result QRC outperforms classical methods in limited information scenarios.

Quantum circuits represent binary classification trees with binary features.

problem Classifying data using binary classification trees with binary features.
method Quantum circuits and probabilistic approach for traversing decision trees.
result First realization of a decision tree classifier on a quantum device.

Study shows limitations and possibilities of learning quantum circuit output distributions.

problem Learnability of output distributions of local quantum circuits.
method Investigated within two oracle models: statistical query model and direct sample access model.
result Output distributions of super-logarithmic depth Clifford circuits are not efficiently learnable in the statistical query model.

Adaptive Quantum Conformal Prediction improves reliability of quantum machine learning predictions.

problem Quantum machine learning lacks robust uncertainty quantification methods.
method Adaptive Conformal Inference applied to quantum conformal prediction to maintain validity over time.
result AQCP achieves target coverage levels and is more stable than standard quantum conformal prediction.

The influence of additional information on the decision making of agents, who are interacting members of a society, is analyzed within the mathematical framework based on the use of quantum probabilities. The introduction of social interactions, which influence the decisions of individual agents, leads to a generalizat…

2012-02-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Quantum circuit Born machines are generative models which represent the probability distribution of classical dataset as quantum pure states. Computational complexity considerations of the quantum sampling problem suggest that the quantum circuits exhibit stronger expressibility compared to classical neural networks. O…

2018-04-11abs ↗pdf ↗

We develop a theory of securities price formation and dynamics based on quantum approach and without presuming any similarities with quantum mechanics. Disorder introduced by trading environment leads to probability distribution of returns that is not a smooth curve, but a speckle-pattern fluctuating in both price coor…

2016-04-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Extending classical probabilistic reasoning using the quantum mechanical view of probability has been of recent interest, particularly in the development of hidden quantum Markov models (HQMMs) to model stochastic processes. However, there has been little progress in characterizing the expressiveness of such models and…

2019-12-02abs ↗pdf ↗

A surprising image of the stock market arises if the price time series of all Dow Jones Industrial Average stock components are represented in one chart at once. The chart evolves into a braid representation of the stock market by taking into account only the crossing of stocks and fixing a convention defining overcros…

2014-06-13abs ↗pdf ↗

New metrics improve quantum ensemble learning efficiency and power.

problem Quantum ensembles' distances poorly understood due to measurement constraints.
method Introduce MMD-kk hierarchy of integral probability metrics for quantum ensembles.
result MMD-kk requires fewer samples for full discriminative power at higher kk.

Studying general quantum many-body systems is one of the major challenges in modern physics because it requires an amount of computational resources that scales exponentially with the size of the system.Simulating the evolution of a state, or even storing its description, rapidly becomes intractable for exact classical…

2017-10-02abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider the SO(3) Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev quantum invariants of random 3-manifolds. When the level r is prime, we show that the asymptotic distribution of the absolute value of these invariants is given by the standard Rayleigh distribution and independent of the choice of level. Hence the probability that the qu…

2010-09-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Quantum mechanics fundamentally forbids deterministic discrimination of quantum states and processes. However, the ability to optimally distinguish various classes of quantum data is an important primitive in quantum information science. In this work, we train near-term quantum circuits to classify data represented by …

2018-05-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Jordan algebras in information geometry linked to metrics on probability distributions.

problem Understanding Jordan algebras in information geometry.
method Inspired by Kirillov's coadjoint orbits, a pseudo-Riemannian metric is constructed on Jordan algebra leaves.
result Not all points in the dual space lie on a leaf, and the metric structure depends on the cone of positive functionals.

Quantum assets are priced using a new theorem, extending classical asset pricing.

problem Quantum properties in financial markets and assets.
method Developed a new definition of arbitrage for quantum assets and proved a quantum version of the first fundamental theorem of asset pricing.
result There exists a risk-free density operator under which all quantum assets are martingales if no arbitrage exists.

A central task in the field of quantum computing is to find applications where quantum computer could provide exponential speedup over any classical computer. Machine learning represents an important field with broad applications where quantum computer may offer significant speedup. Several quantum algorithms for discr…

2017-11-06abs ↗pdf ↗

The idea is considered that a quantum wormhole in a spacetime foam can be described as a Ricci flow. In this interpretation the Ricci flow is a statistical system and every metric in the Ricci flow is a microscopical state. The probability density of the microscopical state is connected with a Perelman's functional of …

2008-09-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Adversarial learning is one of the most successful approaches to modelling high-dimensional probability distributions from data. The quantum computing community has recently begun to generalize this idea and to look for potential applications. In this work, we derive an adversarial algorithm for the problem of approxim…

2018-06-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Applications of Quantum Tunneling effect have long gone beyond the traditional physical meaning. Initially created by Gamow to explain α-decay of nuclear particles, along the time, quantum tunneling found fertile domain of research in chemistry and recently in biology, where the new discipline of Quantum Biology emerge…

2013-07-25abs ↗pdf ↗