9 Quantum reinforcement learning: decision-making in quantum environments

Ashutosh Pagrotra
Vedant Dhiman

Abstract

This chapter unites quantum mechanics with decision-making through an exciting journey through quantum reinforcement learning (QRL). It addresses fundamental RL principles and issues by severing the links between QRL and conventional reinforcement learning. The groundwork for quantum robotics and lights, where quantum organisms explore quantum environments and discover new frontiers, is laid via a quantum mechanics primer.

By combining quantum annealing, search methods, and parallelism, QRL provides a novel remedy for the drawbacks of RL. It goes beyond traditional simulations and explores uncharted areas such as quantum ...

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