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Quantum Computing Experimentation with Amazon Braket

By : Alex Khan
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Book Image

Quantum Computing Experimentation with Amazon Braket

5 (1)
By: Alex Khan

Overview of this book

Amazon Braket is a cloud-based pay-per-use platform for executing quantum algorithms on cutting-edge quantum computers and simulators. It is ideal for developing robust apps with the latest quantum devices. With this book, you'll take a hands-on approach to learning how to take real-world problems and run them on quantum devices. You'll begin with an introduction to the Amazon Braket platform and learn about the devices currently available on the platform, their benefits, and their purpose. Then, you'll review key quantum concepts and algorithms critical to converting real-world problems into a quantum circuit or binary quadratic model based on the appropriate device and its capability. The book also covers various optimization use cases, along with an explanation of the code. Finally, you'll work with a framework using code examples that will help to solve your use cases with quantum and quantum-inspired technologies. Later chapters cover custom-built functions and include almost 200 figures and diagrams to visualize key concepts. You’ll be able to scan the capabilities provided by Amazon Braket and explore the functions to adapt them for specific use cases. By the end of this book, you’ll have the tools to integrate your current business apps and AWS data with Amazon Braket to solve constrained and multi-objective optimization problems.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Introduction
Free Chapter
2
Section 1: Getting Started with Amazon Braket
7
Section 2: Building Blocks for Real-World Use Cases
13
Section 3: Real-World Use Cases

The overall Amazon Braket landscape

The overall setup in Amazon Braket is shown in Figure 1.1. The middle section shows the components within AWS. On the left-hand side, you can see the optional local system (remote user environment), and on the right-hand side, you can see the quantum devices that are accessible through Amazon Braket as of May 2022.

Note: Amazon Braket Changes

New devices are being added and outdated devices are being removed from the Amazon Braket service on a regular basis. Please refer to the devices section in Amazon Braket for information about the latest devices, and watch out for notifications of any changes to the Amazon Braket service.

Figure 1.1 – The components of Amazon Braket as of May 14, 2022

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