Multiqubit and multilevel quantum reinforcement learning with quantum technologies

We propose a protocol to perform quantum reinforcement learning with quantum technologies. At variance with recent results on quantum reinforcement learning with superconducting circuits, in our current protocol coherent feedback during the learning process is not required, enabling its implementati...

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Authors: Cárdenas-López, F. A., Lamata Manuel, Lucas, Retamal, Juan Carlos, Solano Villanueva, Enrique Leónidas
Format: article
Publication Date:2018
Country:España
Institution:Universidad del País Vasco
Repository:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/29786
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/29786
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:trapped ions
superconducting circuits
qubits
machine
memory
gates
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Summary:We propose a protocol to perform quantum reinforcement learning with quantum technologies. At variance with recent results on quantum reinforcement learning with superconducting circuits, in our current protocol coherent feedback during the learning process is not required, enabling its implementation in a wide variety of quantum systems. We consider diverse possible scenarios for an agent, an environment, and a register that connects them, involving multiqubit and multilevel systems, as well as open-system dynamics. We finally propose possible implementations of this protocol in trapped ions and superconducting circuits. The field of quantum reinforcement learning with quantum technologies will enable enhanced quantum control, as well as more efficient machine learning calculations.