Quantum propagation studied for Berezin-Toeplitz operators.
problem Asymptotic behavior of quantum propagators and spectral projectors.
method Geometric analysis of Hamiltonian flows and Maslov indices.
result Introduction of quantum states associated with Lagrangian submanifolds.
Following Feynman's prescription for constructing a path integral representation of the propagator of a quantum theory, a short-time approximation to the propagator for imaginary time, N=1 supersymmetric quantum mechanics on a compact, even-dimensional Riemannian manifold is constructed. The path integral is interprete…
The paper studies distributions and controllability in quantum mechanical systems.
problem Controlling quantum mechanical systems and their evolution.
method Analysis of distributions, controllability, and geodesics on sub-Finsler manifolds.
result Proves the Lie group decomposition and geodesics equivalence for quantum system steering.
We discuss positivity properties of `distinguished propagators', i.e. distinguished inverses of operators that frequently occur in scattering theory and wave propagation. We relate this to the work of Duistermaat and Hörmander on distinguished parametrices (approximate inverses), which has played a major role in quantu…
Quantum algorithm samples from SDEs using DQCs and quantile mechanics.
problem Sampling from solutions of stochastic differential equations.
method Differentiable quantum circuits (DQCs) encoding latent variables, quantile mechanics.
result Quantum algorithm generates time-series from SDEs.
These notes were inspired by the course ''Quantum Field Theory from a Functional Integral Point of View'' given at the University of Zurich in Spring 2017 by Santosh Kandel. We describe Feynman's path integral approach to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory from a functional integral point of view, where the mai…
The perturbative Chern-Simons theory is studied in a finite-dimensional version or assuming that the propagator satisfies certain properties (as is the case, e.g., with the propagator defined by Axelrod and Singer). It turns out that the effective BV action is a function on cohomology (with shifted degrees) that solves…
Many introductory courses in quantum mechanics include Feynman's time-slicing definition of the path integral, with a complete derivation of the propagator in the simplest of cases. However, attempts to generalize this, for instance to non-quadratic potentials, encounter formidable analytic issues in showing the succes…
The article constructs Feynman propagators for normally hyperbolic operators on curved spacetimes.
problem Constructing Feynman propagators for non-scalar geometric operators on curved spacetimes.
method Global microlocalisation constructions for normally hyperbolic operators on globally hyperbolic spacetimes.
result Feynman propagators can be constructed to satisfy a positivity property for selfadjoint normally hyperbolic operators.
TensorHyper-VQC improves VQC scalability and robustness.
problem Scalability and noise sensitivity in VQC.
method Tensor-train-guided hypernetwork framework.
result TensorHyper-VQC achieves superior performance and robust noise tolerance.
New method explains GNN predictions using walks.
problem GNNs are black-boxes and hard to explain.
method Nested attribution scheme using relevant walks.
result Extracts meaningful explanations from GNNs.
Spin-opstrings from QMC simulations enable ML of quantum phases.
problem Capturing and predicting quantum phase transitions using ML.
method Spin-opstrings derived from QMC simulations used as ML input.
result Spin-opstrings accurately predict quantum phase transitions.
Hybrid tensor networks improve machine learning by combining quantum and classical methods.
problem Limitations of regular tensor networks in machine learning.
method Quantum-classical hybrid tensor networks (HTN) combining tensor networks and classical neural networks.
result HTN overcomes limitations of regular tensor networks and enables deep learning training.
Method learns molecular Hamiltonian for accurate electron dynamics predictions.
problem Predict electron dynamics in molecules using learned Hamiltonians.
method Combines linear statistical model with quantum Liouville equation time discretization.
result Predicted electron dynamics closely matches ground truth, even beyond training data.
We prove several relations between spectrum and dynamics including wave trace expansion, sharp/improved Weyl laws, propagation of singularities and quantum ergodicity for the sub-Riemannian (sR) Laplacian in the four dimensional quasi-contact case. A key role in all results is played by the presence of abnormal geodesi…
Quantum algorithm solves financial option pricing using Hamiltonian simulation.
problem Efficiently solving the Black-Scholes equation for option pricing dynamics.
method Mapped Black-Scholes equation to Schrödinger equation, used efficient Hamiltonian simulation techniques.
result Quantum algorithm shows feasible approach for solving financial derivatives on a quantum computer.
This paper proposes a new Quantum Spatial Graph Convolutional Neural Network (QSGCNN) model that can directly learn a classification function for graphs of arbitrary sizes. Unlike state-of-the-art Graph Convolutional Neural Network (GCNN) models, the proposed QSGCNN model incorporates the process of identifying transit…
Generative AI decodes quantum codes without labeled data.
problem Efficient decoding of quantum error-correcting codes.
method Generative Transformers learn logical operators from unsupervised syndromes.
result Significantly better decoding accuracy than traditional methods.
CoPhy-PGNN tackles competing PG losses in neural networks for solving eigenvalue problems.
problem Solving eigenvalue problems with competing physics-guided loss functions.
method Learning generalizable solutions using a novel approach to handle competing PG losses.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of the approach in quantum mechanics and electromagnetic propagation.
We consider the Dirichlet Laplacian in tubular neighbourhoods of complete non-compact Riemannian manifolds immersed in the Euclidean space. We show that the essential spectrum coincides with the spectrum of a planar tube provided that the second fundamental form of the manifold vanishes at infinity and the transport of…
New topological quantum gravity theories linked to Ricci flow.
problem Quantum gravity and geometric flows on manifolds.
method BRST quantization, gauging symmetries, localization.
result Path integral localized to Ricci flow solutions.
In this paper we develop the mathematics required in order to provide a description of the observables for quantum fields on low-regularity spacetimes. In particular we consider the case of a massless scalar field φ on a globally hyperbolic spacetime M with C1,1 metric g. This first entails showing that the …
Quantum field theory connects deep neural networks to criticality.
problem Understanding the criticality and training dynamics of deep neural networks.
method Constructing quantum field theory for deep neural networks, computing corrections to correlation functions.
result Found precise analogy with O(N) vector model, providing corrections to correlation length. In a previous paper [\AS], we used superspace techniques to prove that perturbation theory (around a classical solution with no zero modes) for Chern--Simons quantum field theory on a general 3-manifold M is finite. We conjectured (and proved for the case of 2-loops) that, after adding counterterms of the expecte…
Unified geometry for relativity and beyond.
problem Unified geometric framework for relativity and beyond.
method Unified Lorentz-Finsler geometry.
result Unified framework for relativity and beyond.
Study of Ricci flow equations in topological quantum gravity.
problem Understanding the geometry of time in quantum gravity.
method Two-step procedure in nonrelativistic superspace, gauging symmetries, BRST gauge-fixing.
result Equivalence to standard one-step gauge-fixing theory.
Researchers extend microlocal analysis across event horizons of rotating black holes.
problem Incomplete microlocal theory of fields across black hole event horizons.
method Extended microlocal theory for extremal rotating black holes, showing null covectors form an involutive double characteristic manifold.
result Mathematical basis for asymptotic oscillatory solutions near event horizons.
We consider a class of abstract nonlinear evolution equations in supermanifolds (smf's) modelled over Z_2-graded locally convex spaces. We show uniqueness, local existence, smoothness, and an abstract version of causal propagation of the solutions. If an a-priori estimate prevents the solutions from blowing-up then an …
In a recent work the first named author, Levitin and Vassiliev have constructed the wave propagator on a closed Riemannian manifold M as a single oscillatory integral global both in space and in time with a distinguished complex-valued phase function. In this paper, first we give a natural reinterpretation of the und…
DimeNet uses directional message passing to improve molecular predictions.
problem Lack of directional information in graph neural networks for molecules.
method Directional message passing, rotationally equivariant embeddings, spherical functions.
result DimeNet outperforms previous GNNs by 76% on MD17 and 31% on QM9.
The paper develops methods to assess and correct model uncertainties in graphical models.
problem Model uncertainty in probabilistic graphical models.
method Information-theoretic and non-parametric stress tests.
result Ranking and correcting impactful sources of uncertainty in graphical models.
Generalized belief propagation converges to optimal solutions on graphs with motifs.
problem Understanding belief propagation on loopy graphs.
method Study of generalized belief propagation on graphs with motifs.
result Generalized belief propagation converges to the global optimum of the Bethe free energy.
Belief propagation recovers backpropagation results.
problem Connection between backpropagation and belief propagation poorly understood.
method Converted backpropagation input to belief propagation input and showed results.
result Backpropagation is a special case of belief propagation.
Given an invariant gauge potential and a periodic scalar potential \tilde{V} on a Riemannian manifold \tilde{M} with a discrete symmetry group Γ, consider a Γ-periodic quantum Hamiltonian \tilde{H}=-\tildeΔ_{B}+\tilde{V} where \tildeΔ_{B} is the Bochner Laplacian. Both the gauge group and the symmetry group Γcan be non…
A susceptibility propagation that is constructed by combining a belief propagation and a linear response method is used for approximate computation for Markov random fields. Herein, we formulate a new, improved susceptibility propagation by using the concept of a diagonal matching method that is based on mean-field app…
Variational inference is a powerful concept that underlies many iterative approximation algorithms; expectation propagation, mean-field methods and belief propagations were all central themes at the school that can be perceived from this unifying framework. The lectures of Manfred Opper introduce the archetypal example…
This paper proposes an alternating back-propagation algorithm for learning the generator network model. The model is a non-linear generalization of factor analysis. In this model, the mapping from the continuous latent factors to the observed signal is parametrized by a convolutional neural network. The alternating bac…
Study reveals decurve flows in graph propagation models.
problem Limitations of traditional graph analysis and propagation mechanisms.
method Introduces Generalized Propagation Neural Networks (GPNNs) and Continuous Unified Ricci Curvature (CURC).
result Observation of decurve flow during training of graph neural networks, revealing propagation dynamics.
Unified model combines feature and label propagation for semi-supervised classification.
problem Combining feature and label propagation for effective semi-supervised classification.
method Unified Message Passing Model (UniMP) using Graph Transformer and masked label prediction.
result Obtains new state-of-the-art results in Open Graph Benchmark (OGB).
Improved error correction using neural networks and belief propagation.
problem Inference in factor graphs with loops or poor approximations.
method Hybrid model combining FG-GNN and belief propagation.
result Hybrid model outperforms belief propagation in error correction tasks.
Quantum ML promises faster data analysis but faces trainability challenges.
problem Challenges in training quantum machine learning models.
method Review of current methods and applications of quantum neural networks and quantum deep learning.
result Opportunities for quantum advantage in quantum machine learning.
QGAA learns latent quantum states, reducing errors in quantum data generation.
problem Learning latent representations for quantum data generation.
method Quantum Generative Adversarial Autoencoder (QGAA) combining QAE and QGAN.
result Average errors in energies for H2 and LiH are 0.02 Ha and 0.06 Ha respectively, demonstrating QGAA's potential.
A new approach estimates propagators for trading risky assets.
problem Estimating price impact kernel from static data for optimal trading.
method Nonparametric estimation of propagator using offline reinforcement learning.
result Pessimistic trading strategy optimises execution costs under uncertainty.
Quantum machine learning uses quantum cross entropy to minimize loss, but measurement loss affects this process.
problem Quantum machine learning's loss minimization through cross entropy is affected by measurement outcomes.
method Defined quantum cross entropy, proved its lower bounds, and investigated its relation to quantum fidelity and likelihood.
result Quantum cross entropy is lower-bounded by negative log-likelihood when derived from quantum data, but measurement outcomes can cause loss.
This thesis investigates belief propagation's performance in graphical models with loops.
problem Belief propagation's performance and convergence guarantees in models with loops are uncertain.
method Investigates how model parameters affect belief propagation's performance, convergence, and approximation quality.
result Model parameters influence the number of fixed points, convergence properties, and approximation quality of belief propagation.
LNPE enhances local connections in embeddings using extended neighbor propagation.
problem Improving local connections and interactions in nonlinear dimensionality reduction.
method Inspired by GCN, LNPE extends 1-hop neighbors to n-hop neighbors in LLE.
result LNPE produces more faithful and robust embeddings with better topological and geometrical properties.
Quantum Earth Mover's distance improves stability and efficiency in quantum learning.
problem Quantum learning's loss landscapes often lead to poor local minima and gradients.
method Introduced the quantum Earth Mover's (EM) distance and proposed a quantum Wasserstein generative adversarial network (qWGAN).
result The quantum EM distance makes quantum learning more stable and efficient.
Quantum Gaussian processes enable scalable quantum learning.
problem Lack of simple, interpretable, scalable learning frameworks for quantum data.
method Bayesian framework using Gaussian processes with quantum kernels.
result Provable and scalable quantum Gaussian processes for quantum learning.