Quantum computer-assisted global optimization in geophysics illustrated with stack-power maximization for refraction residual statics estimation

Much of recent progress in geophysics can be attributed to the adaptation of heterogeneous high-performance computing architectures. It is projected that the next major leap in many areas of science, and hence hopefully in geophysics too, will be due to the emergence of quantum computers. Finding a right combination of hardware, algorithms, and...

Classification of Hybrid Quantum-Classical Computing

As quantum computers mature, the applicability in practice becomes more important. Quantum computers will often be used in a hybrid setting, where classical computers still play an important role in operating and using the quantum computer. However. the term hybrid is diffuse and multi-interpretable. In this work we define two classes of hybrid...

Finding the intersection points of networks