primary paper · identifier verified 2026-07-29
A Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm
Edward Farhi, Jeffrey Goldstone, Sam Gutmann · 2014
- Identifier
- arXiv:1411.4028
- Canonical URL
- https://arxiv.org/abs/1411.4028
Why it is in this atlas
Primary source for QAOA, the quantum method against which quantum-inspired classical optimizers are usually compared.
Claims citing this source
- tn-013 · Active researchWhether QAOA delivers a practical advantage over strong classical baselines on real optimization instances remains unresolved.
- tn-014 · Active researchNo source in this atlas establishes that classical tensor-network contraction generally outperforms quantum hardware on industrial optimization workloads.