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What problem can we help you solve? </p> </div> <div class="content_link"> <a href="https://www.dwavesys.com/solutions-and-products/professional-services/" class="Medium-CTA"> Technology & Business Leaders: Get Started with Launch <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="circular__image--cont"> <div class="str__large--circle--block"> <img src="/media/5t2po3xt/texture_19_850x850.jpg" alt="Texture 19 850X850" class="col-md-push-1" /> </div> <div class="circle__small-image-cont"> <img src="/media/nmajrk55/product_leap_3_850x850.jpg" alt="Product Leap 3 850X850" class="col-md-push-1" /> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></section><section class="grid__row-section "><div class="grid__container-outer " ><div class="grid__container container-fluid full-width grid-container--full-bleed "><div class="grid__container-inner "> <div class="row clearfix row-type--BladeFullWidth"> <div class="grid__column col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 column "> <div class="grid__component-wrapper " > <section id="element_cad31b30-6a41-4699-8700-1300aba5079d" class="content_grid"> <div class="content_grid_wrapper text-color--dark"> <div class="content_grid_wrapper_text circle_stack--left--block"> <div class="marquee-eyebrow eyebrow__label_dots"> <span>CLOUD PLATFORM </span> </div> <div class="content_tile"> <h2 class="headline-">Your On-Ramp to Quantum Development </h2> </div> <div class="content_body"> <p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW213508896 BCX4" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Data" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"8fe5572a-5ebf-4f8b-b60e-0c1eda038240|111","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[134233614,"true",134234082,"true",201340122,"2",201341983,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",268442635,"20",335551500,"4210752",335559738,"40",335559739,"40",335559740,"290",469769226,"Franklin Gothic Book,Arial,Calibri",469775450,"Table Data",469777841,"Franklin Gothic Book",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Franklin Gothic Book",469778129,"TableData",469778324,"Normal",469778325,"[\"Table Bullets 01\",\"Table Data Header\",\"Table Bullet 01\",\"Table Labels\"]"]}">Easily access everything you need to integrate quantum into your workflows and start building quantum applications today: hybrid solvers, open-source tools and software development kit (SDK), libraries and code examples, demos, full-featured online IDE, documentation, resources, and more—all at your fingertips. </span> </p> </div> <div class="content_grid_list"> <ul> <li> <h4 class="">Hybrid Solvers</h4> <p>With our hybrid solver service you can solve complex problems of up to 1,000,000 variables and 100,000 constraints. It automatically runs on quantum and classical resources based on D-Wave’s advanced algorithms. </p> </li> <li> <h4 class="">Seamless IDE Support</h4> <p>The Leap quantum cloud service seamlessly supports Codespaces and other IDEs, local or cloud-based, that conform to the Development Containers ("devcontainers") specification.</p> </li> <li> <h4 class="">Code Examples</h4> <p>Shorten application development time by searching for and running working examples by industry, problem type, and tools or techniques. </p> </li> <li> <h4 class="">Real-time Access</h4> <p>Real-time means that quantum computers are shared resources that continually process user-submitted problems. Problems are processed in milliseconds, and solutions are typically returned within seconds. </p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="circular__image--cont"> <div class="str__large--circle--block"> <img src="/media/zv5o455p/abstract_14_850x850.jpg" alt="Abstract 14 850X850" class="col-md-push-1" /> </div> <div class="circle__small-image-cont"> <img src="/media/p1fn24pq/inspector_850x850.jpg" alt="Inspector 850X850" class="col-md-push-1" /> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></section><section class="grid__row-section "><div class="grid__container-outer " ><div class="grid__container container-fluid full-width grid-container--full-bleed "><div class="grid__container-inner pt-5 pb-5 "> <div class="row clearfix row-type--BladeFullWidth"> <div class="grid__column col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 column "> <div class="grid__component-wrapper " > <section id="element_e8143200-325e-483c-ba72-c7d5fbbeb7cb" class="base"> <div class="base_wrapper storytelling-image-blade--image-left text-color--dark"> <div class="base_text story_telling--l_block"> <div class="marquee-eyebrow eyebrow__label_dots"> <span>SOFTWARE AND TOOLS </span> </div> <div class="content_tile"> <h2 class="headline-default">Explore Open-Source Tools in the Ocean SDK </h2> </div> <div class="content_body"> <p>Ocean is a suite of open-source Python tools accessible on both the D-Wave GitHub repository and within the Leap quantum cloud service. Ocean empowers developers to experiment, rapidly develop, and harness the power of the Advantage™ quantum computer to solve complex problems</p> </div> <div class="content_link"> <a href="/solutions-and-products/ocean/" class="Medium-CTA"> Explore Ocean <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="circular__image--cont"> <div class="str__large--circle--block"> <img src="/media/3jnbzmnm/texture_15_850x850.jpg" alt="Texture 15 850X850" class="col-md-push-1" /> </div> <div class="circle__small-image-cont"> <img src="/media/rsfbn5kc/product_ocean_1_850x850.jpg" alt="Product Ocean 1 850X850" class="col-md-push-1" /> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></section><section class="grid__row-section "><div class="grid__container-outer mt-4 " ><div class="grid__container container grid-container--wrapped "><div class="grid__container-inner pt-5 "> <div class="row clearfix row-type--2Column"> <div class="grid__column col-lg-6 col-md-12 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</div></div></div></section><section class="grid__row-section "><div class="grid__container-outer " ><div class="grid__container container grid-container--wrapped"><div class="grid__container-inner "> <div class="row clearfix row-type--2Column"> <div class="grid__column col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12 column "> <div class="grid__component-wrapper " > <h2><span class="NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW158572098 BCX4" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Data" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"8fe5572a-5ebf-4f8b-b60e-0c1eda038240|111","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[134233614,"true",134234082,"true",201340122,"2",201341983,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",268442635,"20",335551500,"4210752",335559738,"40",335559739,"40",335559740,"290",469769226,"Franklin Gothic Book,Arial,Calibri",469775450,"Table Data",469777841,"Franklin Gothic Book",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Franklin Gothic Book",469778129,"TableData",469778324,"Normal",469778325,"[\"Table Bullets 01\",\"Table Data Header\",\"Table Bullet 01\",\"Table Labels\"]"]}">Business Resources</span> </h2> <p> </p> <p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW103293726 BCX4" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Data" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"8fe5572a-5ebf-4f8b-b60e-0c1eda038240|111","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[134233614,"true",134234082,"true",201340122,"2",201341983,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",268442635,"20",335551500,"4210752",335559738,"40",335559739,"40",335559740,"290",469769226,"Franklin Gothic Book,Arial,Calibri",469775450,"Table Data",469777841,"Franklin Gothic Book",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Franklin Gothic Book",469778129,"TableData",469778324,"Normal",469778325,"[\"Table Bullets 01\",\"Table Data Header\",\"Table Bullet 01\",\"Table Labels\"]"]}">Learn how quantum computing can bring value to your business today through customer case stories, whitepapers, and more. </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="grid__column col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12 column "> <div class="grid__component-wrapper " > </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></section><section class="grid__row-section equal-height-row"><div class="grid__container-outer " ><div class="grid__container container grid-container--wrapped "><div class="grid__container-inner pb-3 "> <div class="row clearfix row-type--4Column"> <div class="grid__column col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 column "> <div class="grid__component-wrapper " > </div> </div> <div class="grid__column col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 column "> <div class="grid__component-wrapper " > <div class="corsslink__card--block"> <a href="/learn/featured-applications/"> <div class="corsslink__card--image"> <img class="img-fluid w-100" src="/media/plvhzdpk/manufacturing-logistics-resources_life-science.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=450&height=250&rnd=132718865758130000" alt="Manufacturing & Logistics Resources Life Science"/> </div> <div class="eyebrow__label_dots corsslink__card--eyebrow"> FEATURED APPLICATIONS </div> <div class="corsslink__card--desc"> <p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261026700 BCX4" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Data" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"8fe5572a-5ebf-4f8b-b60e-0c1eda038240|111","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[134233614,"true",134234082,"true",201340122,"2",201341983,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",268442635,"20",335551500,"4210752",335559738,"40",335559739,"40",335559740,"290",469769226,"Franklin Gothic Book,Arial,Calibri",469775450,"Table Data",469777841,"Franklin Gothic Book",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Franklin Gothic Book",469778129,"TableData",469778324,"Normal",469778325,"[\"Table Bullets 01\",\"Table Data Header\",\"Table Bullet 01\",\"Table Labels\"]"]}">Explore over 250 quantum applications across multiple industries, learn about new use cases, and connect with our quantum experts.</span> </p> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid__column col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 column "> <div class="grid__component-wrapper " > <div class="corsslink__card--block"> <a href="/learn/resource-library/"> <div class="corsslink__card--image"> <img class="img-fluid w-100" src="/media/ufckaoso/dev-page-resourcesdocumentation.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=450&height=250&rnd=132718865698600000" alt="Dev Page Resourcesdocumentation"/> </div> <div class="eyebrow__label_dots corsslink__card--eyebrow"> RESOURCE LIBRARY </div> <div class="corsslink__card--desc"> <p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95272375 BCX4" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Data" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"8fe5572a-5ebf-4f8b-b60e-0c1eda038240|111","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[134233614,"true",134234082,"true",201340122,"2",201341983,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",268442635,"20",335551500,"4210752",335559738,"40",335559739,"40",335559740,"290",469769226,"Franklin Gothic Book,Arial,Calibri",469775450,"Table Data",469777841,"Franklin Gothic Book",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Franklin Gothic Book",469778129,"TableData",469778324,"Normal",469778325,"[\"Table Bullets 01\",\"Table Data Header\",\"Table Bullet 01\",\"Table Labels\"]"]}">Access our resources library with business and technology whitepapers, benchmarking studies, and industry reports to learn more about the business value of quantum.</span> </p> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid__column col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 column "> <div class="grid__component-wrapper " > <div class="corsslink__card--block"> <a href="/learn/customer-success-stories/"> <div class="corsslink__card--image"> <img class="img-fluid w-100" src="/media/frznrau2/manufacturing-logistics-resources-finance.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=450&height=250&rnd=132718865751670000" alt="Manufacturing & Logistics Resources–Finance"/> </div> <div class="eyebrow__label_dots corsslink__card--eyebrow"> CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORIES </div> <div class="corsslink__card--desc"> <p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW4008567 BCX4" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Data" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"8fe5572a-5ebf-4f8b-b60e-0c1eda038240|111","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[134233614,"true",134234082,"true",201340122,"2",201341983,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",268442635,"20",335551500,"4210752",335559738,"40",335559739,"40",335559740,"290",469769226,"Franklin Gothic Book,Arial,Calibri",469775450,"Table Data",469777841,"Franklin Gothic Book",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Franklin Gothic Book",469778129,"TableData",469778324,"Normal",469778325,"[\"Table Bullets 01\",\"Table Data Header\",\"Table Bullet 01\",\"Table Labels\"]"]}">See how our customers have built quantum applications in diverse areas such as resource scheduling, mobility, logistics, drug discovery, portfolio optimization, manufacturing processes, and much more. </span> </p> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></section><section class="grid__row-section "><div class="grid__container-outer " ><div class="grid__container container-fluid full-width grid-container--full-bleed "><div class="grid__container-inner pt-5 pb-5 "> <div class="row clearfix row-type--BladeFullWidth"> <div class="grid__column col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 column "> <div class="grid__component-wrapper " > <div class="launch__overview--cont"> <div class="launch__overview--block"> <div class="eyebrow__label_dots"> GETTING STARTED </div> <h2 class="heading_h2 headline-default headline-">Go From Problem Discovery to Deployment with D-Wave Launch</h2> <div class="text__large"> <p>Ready to get started but not sure how? 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It has been designed to help enterprises go from problem discovery through production implementation.</p> </div> <a href="/solutions-and-products/d-wave-launch/" class="Big-CTA"> Connect with D-Wave <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> </div> <div class="circular__image--cont"> <div class="circle__small-image-cont"> <img src="/media/fxwbg0lm/small_circle.jpg" alt="Small Circle"> </div> <div class="circle__large-image-cont"> <img src="/media/pffnqx41/dwave_website_images_850x850_orange_traffic.jpg" alt="Dwave Website Images 850X850 Orange Traffic"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid__container container grid-container--wrapped " style="margin-top: 30px;">  <div class="launch__overview--usp--cont"> <div class="launch__overview--usps"> <div class="lo__usp--block"> <div class="lo__icon"> <img src="/media/x11ljp1e/problem-discovery-01.svg" alt="Problem Discovery 01"> </div> <h4>Problem Discovery</h4> <p>Identify the best use case for quantum</p> </div> <div class="lo__usp--block"> <div class="lo__icon"> <img src="/media/w5tjuirn/proof-of-concept-01.svg" alt="Proof Of Concept 01"> </div> <h4>Quantum Proof of Concept</h4> <p>Develop a quantum PoC and prototype application</p> </div> <div class="lo__usp--block"> <div class="lo__icon"> <img src="/media/bcubvlzn/production-pilot-01.svg" alt="Production Pilot 01"> </div> <h4>Production Pilot</h4> <p>Run a limited production-scale deployment</p> </div> <div class="lo__usp--block"> <div class="lo__icon"> <img src="/media/2ugkasns/in-production-01.svg" alt="In Production 01"> </div> <h4>In-Production</h4> <p>Get your application up and running across your business</p> </div> </div> <div class="color__bar--block hide"> <div class="__left--bar __bar"></div> <div class="__middle--bar __bar"></div> <div class="__right--bar __bar"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></section><section class="grid__row-section "><div class="grid__container-outer " ><div class="grid__container container-fluid full-width grid-container--full-bleed "><div class="grid__container-inner pt-4 pb-5 "> <div class="row clearfix row-type--BladeFullWidth"> <div class="grid__column col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 column "> <div class="grid__component-wrapper " > <section id="element_11ff6fcb-1c2c-411f-894e-f66c02ca1e72" class="base"> <div class="base_wrapper storytelling-image-blade--image-left text-color--dark"> <div class="base_text story_telling--l_block"> <div class="content_tile"> <h2 class="headline-default">Craving Collaboration? 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Bringing together a team of applications experts and a robust partner community, the D-Wave Launch program provides support to help identify the best applications and translate businesses' problems into quantum hybrid applications.</p> <ol> <li>Problem Discovery: Identify your key quantum use cases, explore solutions for these use cases, and prepare to build a Quantum Proof of Concept.</li> <li>Quantum PoC: Build a working prototype or proof of concept using real application data and develop plans for building and piloting a full-scale production application.</li> <li>Production Pilot: Build, test, and deploy your production application in a pilot phase and prepare for full-scale production deployment.</li> <li>In Production: Deploy the live application at a full production scale.</li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="headingOne"> <a class="btn-link-header icon_after collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse2" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseOne"> I want to try the product today. How do I get started? </a> </div> <div id="collapse2" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="headingOne" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p class="western">Sign up for Leap to get access to everything you need to send problems to our quantum computer and hybrid solvers.</p> <ol> <li class="western">Visit <a rel="noopener" href="https://cloud.dwavesys.com/leap/signup/" target="_blank">https://cloud.dwavesys.com/leap/signup/</a>.</li> <li class="western">Enter your email address and other information required by the form. Your email address is how we identify you in our database, so it's the one piece of information that you won't be able to change.</li> <li class="western">Read and accept the Leap Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.</li> <li class="western">Start your quantum journey.</li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="headingOne"> <a class="btn-link-header icon_after collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse3" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseOne"> What is Leap? </a> </div> <div id="collapse3" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="headingOne" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p>Leap, launched in 2018, is the real-time quantum cloud service from D-Wave Systems. Leap brings quantum computing to the real world by providing cloud access to our systems. Through Leap, you can learn about the types of problems that the D-Wave quantum computer can solve, run interactive demos and coding examples that submit problems to a quantum computer, access the hybrid solver service to run real-world problems of up to 1 million variables, access the open-source Ocean developer tools, build and run your code using the latest developer tools, and join the growing conversation in our community of like-minded users. Take the <a rel="noopener" href="https://cloud.dwavesys.com/leap/signup/" target="_blank">Leap</a> today.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="headingOne"> <a class="btn-link-header icon_after collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse4" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseOne"> What are the best problems to solve using D-Wave quantum technology?  </a> </div> <div id="collapse4" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="headingOne" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p class="western">Different types of quantum computers are good at solving different types of problems. The annealing quantum computer is best at solving optimization problems. For example, Sigma-i, a Japanese start-up, created a quantum computing-powered scheduling tool that intakes a multitude of constraints using D-Wave's quantum computer to coordinate thousands of employees' schedules.</p> <p class="western">Recently there have been questions about the gate model’s ability to solve optimization problems. In fact, recent publications show that the pre-processing overhead and poor performance of gate-model systems on optimization problems make these systems ineffective in this class of problem. [e.g., see E. Campbell, A. Khurana, A. Montenaro, “Applying quantum algorithms to constraint satisfaction problems’’, Quantum 3, 167 (2019)].</p> <p class="western">In an optimization problem, we search for the best of many possible combinations. Optimization problems include scheduling challenges, such as "Should I ship this package on this truck or the next one?" or "What is the most efficient route a traveling salesperson should take to visit different cities?" Physics can help solve these sorts of problems because we can frame them as energy minimization problems. In nature, systems tend to seek their minimum energy state. Objects slide down hills; hot things cool down over time. This behavior is also true in the world of quantum physics. Quantum annealing simply uses quantum physics to find low-energy states of a problem and, therefore, the optimal or near-optimal combination of elements.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="headingOne"> <a class="btn-link-header icon_after collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse5" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseOne"> How does D-Wave's quantum annealing technology work? </a> </div> <div id="collapse5" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="headingOne" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p>D-Wave's quantum computer leverages quantum dynamics to accelerate and enable new methods for solving discrete optimization, sampling, material science, and machine learning problems. It uses a process called quantum annealing that harnesses the natural tendency of real-world quantum systems to find low-energy states. If an optimization problem is analogous to a landscape of peaks and valleys, each coordinate represents a possible solution, and its elevation represents its energy. The best solution is with the lowest energy corresponding to the lowest point in the deepest valley in the landscape.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="headingOne"> <a class="btn-link-header icon_after collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse6" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseOne"> Why is quantum hybrid the best approach? </a> </div> <div id="collapse6" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="headingOne" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p>A quantum hybrid approach allows developers to use the powers of both quantum and classical resources today and reap the benefits of the ongoing performance gains in quantum computing development tomorrow. As the processor power grows, annealing quantum computers promise to provide unrivaled performance on certain types of tasks, like solving complex optimization problems. Quantum and classical computing technologies have complementary strengths that benefit applications.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="headingOne"> <a class="btn-link-header icon_after collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse7" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseOne"> What types of hybrid solvers are available? </a> </div> <div id="collapse7" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="headingOne" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p>The hybrid solver service (HSS) in Leap provides access to cloud-based quantum-classical hybrid solvers. These hybrid solvers, which implement state-of-the-art classical algorithms and intelligent allocation of the quantum processing unit (QPU) to parts of the problem where it benefits most, are designed to accommodate even very large problems. Leap currently has hybrid solvers that accept two problem forms:   </p> <ol> <li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Franklin Gothic Book,Times New Roman" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Binary quadratic model (BQM): Problems have binary valued variables {0,1} or {-1,+1}   </li> <li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Franklin Gothic Book,Times New Roman" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Discrete quadratic model (DQM):  Problems have variables that represent a set of values such as {red, green, blue, yellow} or {3.2, 67}.  </li> </ol> <p>Submit problems to the hybrid solvers via Ocean using the D-Wave system tool's LeapHybridBQMSampler or LeapHybridDQMSampler. </p> <p class="western">See the <a rel="noopener" href="https://docs.ocean.dwavesys.com/en/stable/docs_system/sdk_index.html" target="_blank">Ocean documentation</a> for more information.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="headingOne"> <a class="btn-link-header icon_after collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse8" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseOne"> Is D-Wave's technology quantum? </a> </div> <div id="collapse8" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="headingOne" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p class="western">D-Wave has published several papers that show evidence of quantum effects such as superposition, quantum tunneling, and entanglement. Highlights include:</p> <ul> <li> <p><a rel="noopener" href="https://journals.aps.org/prx/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevX.4.021041" target="_blank">Entanglement in a Quantum Annealing Processor</a>, by Lanting et al.</p> </li> <li> <p><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nature10012" target="_blank">Quantum Annealing with Manufactured Spins</a>, by Johnson et al.</p> </li> <li> <p><a rel="noopener" href="https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.81.134510" target="_blank">Experimental Demonstration of a Robust and Scalable Flux Qubit</a>, by Harris et al.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="headingOne"> <a class="btn-link-header icon_after collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse9" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseOne"> Why is D-Wave pursuing both quantum annealing and gate-model systems? </a> </div> <div id="collapse9" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="headingOne" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144775076 BCX0">Nearly twenty years<span> </span>ago,<span> we made a deliberate decision to pursue quantum annealing in order to deliver practical value to customers as soon as possible. This proved to be the right choice — annealing is uniquely designed for optimization both today and in the future. Just look at our 250+ customer-built applications as proof. In fact, recent publications state pre-processing overhead and poor performance of gate-model systems make them ineffective for optimization. We remain just as committed to our investments in and development of annealing systems. However, gate-based, error-corrected systems will be important for other use cases like quantum chemistry. We know our customers want both because they expect their quantum investments will make sound business sense today, while futureproofing for the longer term.</span></span> </p> <p> </p> <p>For more information, you can read the following papers:</p> <ol> <li><a rel="noopener" href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.07267" target="_blank">Training variational quantum algorithms is NP-hard — even for logarithmically many qubits and free fermionic systems</a></li> <li><a rel="noopener" href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11128-020-02692-8" target="_blank">Willsch et al. Quantum Information Processing, 2020</a></li> <li><a rel="noopener" href="https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3425607" target="_blank">Ushijima-Mwesigwa et al. ACM Transactions on Quantum Computing, 2021</a></li> <li><a rel="noopener" href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.03638v1" target="_blank">An investigation of IBM quantum computing device performance on combinatorial optimisation problems</a></li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></section><section class="grid__row-section "><div class="grid__container-outer mt-5 mb-5 " ><div class="grid__container container grid-container--wrapped "><div class="grid__container-inner pt-4 pb-5 "> <div class="row clearfix row-type--1Column"> <div class="grid__column col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 column "> <div class="grid__component-wrapper " > <div class="cta__basement--cont"> <div class="dwave__dots--cont"> <img src="/images/dwave_dots-1.svg" alt=""> </div> <h2 class="heading_h2 headline-default headline-">Ready to Build Real-World Applications and Collaborate with Our Community of Quantum Developers?</h2> <a href="https://cloud.dwavesys.com/leap/signup/" 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