Quantum Neural Networks and Topological Quantum Field Theories

Antonino Marcianò; Deen Chen; Filippo Fabrocini; Chris Fields; Enrico Greco; Niels Gresnigt; Krid Jinklub; Matteo Lulli; Kostas Terzidis; Emanuele Zappala

doi:10.1016/j.neunet.2022.05.028

Quantum Neural Networks and Topological Quantum Field Theories

Antonino Marcianò, Deen Chen, Filippo Fabrocini^*, Chris Fields, Enrico Greco, Niels Gresnigt, Krid Jinklub, Matteo Lulli, Kostas Terzidis, Emanuele Zappala

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Abstract

Our work intends to show that: (1) Quantum Neural Networks (QNNs) can be mapped onto spin-networks, with the consequence that the level of analysis of their operation can be carried out on the side of Topological Quantum Field Theory (TQFT); (2) A number of Machine Learning (ML) key-concepts can be rephrased by using the terminology of TQFT. Our framework provides as well a working hypothesis for understanding the generalization behavior of DNNs, relating it to the topological features of the graph structures involved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	164-178
Number of pages	15
Journal	Neural Networks
Volume	153
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2022.05.028
Publication status	Published - Sept 2022

Keywords

Graph neural networks
Quantum amplitude classifiers
Quantum perceptron
Topological quantum field theory
Topological quantum neural networks

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