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On the data-sparsity of the solution of Riccati equations with quasiseparable coefficients
Abstract
Solving large-scale continuous-time algebraic Riccati equations is a significant challenge in various control theory applications.
This work demonstrates that when the matrix coefficients of the equation are quasiseparable, the solution also exhibits numerical quasiseparability. This property enables us to develop two efficient Riccati solvers. The first solver is applicable to the general quasiseparable case, while the second is tailored to the particular case of banded coefficients. Numerical experiments confirm the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms on both synthetic examples and case studies from the control of partial differential equations and agent-based models.
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Solving sparse linear systems using quantum computing algorithms
Abstract
The currently available quantum computers fall into the NISQ (Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum) regime. These enable variational algorithms with a relatively small number of free parameters. We are now entering the FTQC (Fault Tolerant Quantum Computer) regime where gate fidelities are high enough that error-correction schemes are effective. The UK Quantum Missions include the target for a FTQC device that can perform a million operations by 2028, and a trillion operations by 2035.
This talk will present the outcomes from assessments of two quantum linear equation solvers for FTQCs– the Harrow–Hassidim–Lloyd (HHL) and the Quantum Singular Value Transform (QSVT) algorithms. These have used sample matrices from a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) testcase. The quantum solvers have also been embedded with an outer non-linear solver to judge their impact on convergence. The analysis uses circuit emulation and is used to judge the FTQC requirements to deliver quantum utility.
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