Quantum Optimization of the Color-of-Money Problem on IBM Quantum Hardware: A Proof-of-Concept Study

arXiv:2610.09798 · quant-ph · Submitted 2026-10-07 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-10-07

Updated: 2026-10-08

Terminology

• Color of Money — 3× in this paper
• Combinatorial Optimization — 3× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Pauli Correlation Encoding — 3× in this paper
• QUBO Formulation — 3× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Variational Quantum Algorithm — 3× in this paper
• Benchmark — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Fidelity — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Pauli Correlation Encoding (PCE) — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization — 2× in this paper
• Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm — 2× in this paper
• Activation Function — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Core — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Loss Function — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Mixed-Integer Linear Programming — 1× in this paper
• Quantum Circuits — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Robustness — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Solving Constraint Integer Programs — 1× in this paper
• Zero-Noise Extrapolation — 1× in this paper

Sources

• The SCIP Optimization Suite 10.0
• Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm: Performance on Simulators and Quantum Hardware

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