Learn Quantum Computing with Python and IBM Quantum Experience

Chapter 12: Learning about Qiskit Aqua

All the Qiskit elements that we have covered so far have dealt with foundational circuits that implement various quantum algorithms. Others covered simulators, generating noise models, and mitigating errors. For researchers, it's a lot to ask them to learn all the inner workings just to generate a quantum algorithm to use in their application. In fact, it is rare to find those who want to wander down into the nuts and bolts of the quantum algorithm they want to use. Generally, they would like to just get their data loaded into an algorithm, execute it on a quantum system, obtain the results, and just continue with their experiments. This is where Aqua, short for Algorithms for Quantum Applications, comes ...