/** * Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) * * Hybrid quantum-classical algorithm for combinatorial optimization problems. * Uses parameterized quantum circuits with classical optimization of angles. * * Applications: MaxCut, Graph Coloring, TSP, Portfolio Optimization */ import { create, all } from 'mathjs'; import type { MathJsStatic } from 'mathjs'; const math = create(all) as MathJsStatic; export interface QAOAConfig { numQubits: number; depth: number; // Number of QAOA layers (p) maxIterations: number; // Classical optimization iterations learningRate: number; tolerance: number; } export interface QAOAProblem { type: 'maxcut' | 'tsp' | 'portfolio' | 'constraint-satisfaction'; costMatrix: number[][]; // Problem encoding constraints?: any[]; // Optional constraints } export interface QAOAResult { bestSolution: number[]; bestEnergy: number; optimalAngles: { beta: number[]; gamma: number[] }; iterations: number; converged: boolean; stateVector?: Complex[]; executionTime: number; } export interface Complex { re: number; im: number; } /** * QAOA Optimizer using simulated quantum circuits */ export class QAOAOptimizer { private config: QAOAConfig; private problem: QAOAProblem; constructor(config: QAOAConfig, problem: QAOAProblem) { this.config = config; this.problem = problem; } /** * Run QAOA optimization */ async optimize(): Promise { const startTime = Date.now(); // Initialize parameters (beta and gamma angles) let beta = Array(this.config.depth).fill(0).map(() => Math.random() * Math.PI); let gamma = Array(this.config.depth).fill(0).map(() => Math.random() * 2 * Math.PI); let bestEnergy = Infinity; let bestSolution: number[] = []; let converged = false; for (let iter = 0; iter < this.config.maxIterations; iter++) { // Apply QAOA circuit and measure expectation value const { energy, solution, stateVector } = this.evaluateCircuit(beta, gamma); if (energy < bestEnergy) { bestEnergy = energy; bestSolution = solution; } // Check convergence if (iter > 0 && Math.abs(energy - bestEnergy) < this.config.tolerance) { converged = true; break; } // Classical optimization of parameters (gradient descent) const gradients = this.computeGradients(beta, gamma); beta = beta.map((b, i) => b - this.config.learningRate * gradients.beta[i]); gamma = gamma.map((g, i) => g - this.config.learningRate * gradients.gamma[i]); // Keep angles in valid range beta = beta.map(b => ((b % (2 * Math.PI)) + 2 * Math.PI) % (2 * Math.PI)); gamma = gamma.map(g => ((g % (2 * Math.PI)) + 2 * Math.PI) % (2 * Math.PI)); } const executionTime = Date.now() - startTime; return { bestSolution, bestEnergy, optimalAngles: { beta, gamma }, iterations: this.config.maxIterations, converged, executionTime }; } /** * Evaluate QAOA circuit for given parameters */ private evaluateCircuit(beta: number[], gamma: number[]): { energy: number; solution: number[]; stateVector: Complex[]; } { // Initialize state vector to uniform superposition |+⟩^n let stateVector = this.initializeState(); // Apply QAOA layers for (let p = 0; p < this.config.depth; p++) { // Apply problem Hamiltonian (cost function) stateVector = this.applyCostHamiltonian(stateVector, gamma[p]); // Apply mixer Hamiltonian (X rotations) stateVector = this.applyMixerHamiltonian(stateVector, beta[p]); } // Measure expectation value of cost function const energy = this.computeExpectation(stateVector); // Sample most probable bitstring const solution = this.sampleSolution(stateVector); return { energy, solution, stateVector }; } /** * Initialize quantum state to uniform superposition */ private initializeState(): Complex[] { const n = this.config.numQubits; const dim = Math.pow(2, n); const amplitude = 1 / Math.sqrt(dim); return Array(dim).fill(0).map(() => ({ re: amplitude, im: 0 })); } /** * Apply cost Hamiltonian (problem-specific) */ private applyCostHamiltonian(state: Complex[], gamma: number): Complex[] { const newState = [...state]; const n = this.config.numQubits; // For MaxCut: apply Z_i Z_j rotations for each edge for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) { for (let j = i + 1; j < n; j++) { const weight = this.problem.costMatrix[i]?.[j] || 0; if (weight !== 0) { newState.forEach((_, idx) => { const bit_i = (idx >> i) & 1; const bit_j = (idx >> j) & 1; const phase = (bit_i === bit_j) ? -1 : 1; const angle = gamma * weight * phase; newState[idx] = this.complexMult(newState[idx], { re: Math.cos(angle), im: -Math.sin(angle) }); }); } } } return newState; } /** * Apply mixer Hamiltonian (X rotations) */ private applyMixerHamiltonian(state: Complex[], beta: number): Complex[] { const n = this.config.numQubits; let newState = [...state]; // Apply X rotation to each qubit for (let qubit = 0; qubit < n; qubit++) { newState = this.applyXRotation(newState, qubit, beta); } return newState; } /** * Apply X rotation to a single qubit */ private applyXRotation(state: Complex[], qubit: number, angle: number): Complex[] { const dim = state.length; const newState = Array(dim).fill({ re: 0, im: 0 }); const cos = Math.cos(angle / 2); const sin = Math.sin(angle / 2); for (let idx = 0; idx < dim; idx++) { const flippedIdx = idx ^ (1 << qubit); // Flip bit at position 'qubit' // Rx(θ) = [[cos(θ/2), -i*sin(θ/2)], [-i*sin(θ/2), cos(θ/2)]] const term1 = this.complexScale(state[idx], cos); const term2 = this.complexMult(state[flippedIdx], { re: 0, im: -sin }); newState[idx] = this.complexAdd( newState[idx], this.complexAdd(term1, term2) ); } return newState; } /** * Compute expectation value of cost function */ private computeExpectation(state: Complex[]): number { let expectation = 0; const n = this.config.numQubits; state.forEach((amplitude, idx) => { const probability = amplitude.re ** 2 + amplitude.im ** 2; const bitstring = this.indexToBitstring(idx, n); const cost = this.evaluateCost(bitstring); expectation += probability * cost; }); return expectation; } /** * Sample most probable solution from state vector */ private sampleSolution(state: Complex[]): number[] { let maxProb = 0; let maxIdx = 0; state.forEach((amplitude, idx) => { const prob = amplitude.re ** 2 + amplitude.im ** 2; if (prob > maxProb) { maxProb = prob; maxIdx = idx; } }); return this.indexToBitstring(maxIdx, this.config.numQubits); } /** * Evaluate cost function for a bitstring */ private evaluateCost(bitstring: number[]): number { const n = this.config.numQubits; let cost = 0; // MaxCut cost: sum of edge weights where endpoints have different values for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) { for (let j = i + 1; j < n; j++) { const weight = this.problem.costMatrix[i]?.[j] || 0; if (bitstring[i] !== bitstring[j]) { cost -= weight; // Negative because we want to maximize cut } } } return cost; } /** * Compute gradients using parameter shift rule */ private computeGradients(beta: number[], gamma: number[]): { beta: number[]; gamma: number[]; } { const shift = Math.PI / 2; const betaGrad: number[] = []; const gammaGrad: number[] = []; // Gradient for beta parameters for (let i = 0; i < beta.length; i++) { const betaPlus = [...beta]; const betaMinus = [...beta]; betaPlus[i] += shift; betaMinus[i] -= shift; const energyPlus = this.evaluateCircuit(betaPlus, gamma).energy; const energyMinus = this.evaluateCircuit(betaMinus, gamma).energy; betaGrad.push((energyPlus - energyMinus) / 2); } // Gradient for gamma parameters for (let i = 0; i < gamma.length; i++) { const gammaPlus = [...gamma]; const gammaMinus = [...gamma]; gammaPlus[i] += shift; gammaMinus[i] -= shift; const energyPlus = this.evaluateCircuit(beta, gammaPlus).energy; const energyMinus = this.evaluateCircuit(beta, gammaMinus).energy; gammaGrad.push((energyPlus - energyMinus) / 2); } return { beta: betaGrad, gamma: gammaGrad }; } // Complex number operations private complexAdd(a: Complex, b: Complex): Complex { return { re: a.re + b.re, im: a.im + b.im }; } private complexMult(a: Complex, b: Complex): Complex { return { re: a.re * b.re - a.im * b.im, im: a.re * b.im + a.im * b.re }; } private complexScale(a: Complex, scalar: number): Complex { return { re: a.re * scalar, im: a.im * scalar }; } private indexToBitstring(idx: number, n: number): number[] { return Array(n).fill(0).map((_, i) => (idx >> i) & 1); } } /** * Helper function to create MaxCut problem */ export function createMaxCutProblem(edges: [number, number, number][]): QAOAProblem { const numQubits = Math.max(...edges.flatMap(([i, j]) => [i, j])) + 1; const costMatrix = Array(numQubits).fill(0).map(() => Array(numQubits).fill(0)); edges.forEach(([i, j, weight]) => { costMatrix[i][j] = weight; costMatrix[j][i] = weight; }); return { type: 'maxcut', costMatrix }; } /** * Solve MaxCut problem using QAOA */ export async function solveMaxCut( edges: [number, number, number][], config: Partial = {} ): Promise { const problem = createMaxCutProblem(edges); const numQubits = problem.costMatrix.length; const fullConfig: QAOAConfig = { numQubits, depth: config.depth || 3, maxIterations: config.maxIterations || 100, learningRate: config.learningRate || 0.1, tolerance: config.tolerance || 1e-6 }; const optimizer = new QAOAOptimizer(fullConfig, problem); return optimizer.optimize(); }