Simulated Bifurcation — Ising Machine

Kerr-nonlinear parametric oscillator network — combinatorial optimization

Problem & Method

Theory

SB dynamics (Goto 2019):
ẋᵢ = yᵢ
ẏᵢ = −(1+Δ(t)−xᵢ²)xᵢ + ξΣJᵢⱼxⱼ

Δ(t): ramp 0→Δ_max
At bifurcation: xᵢ → ±1

Ising Hamiltonian:
H = −½ Σᵢⱼ Jᵢⱼ σᵢσⱼ

Max-Cut = Max-Ising
NP-hard in general
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