Optimization versus fair sampling in quantum annealing: An exactly characterized frustrated Ising benchmark

arXiv:2610.29035 · quant-ph · Submitted 2026-10-21 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-10-21

Updated: 2026-10-21

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