2 problems

Consider Binary Paint Shop Problem instances encoded as Ising models, and let $\Delta_C$ be the number of paint swaps. Let XQAOA$_1$ denote the level-1 XQAOA ansatz, with its param…

Let $\textbf{LB}_{\kappa}(\theta)$ and $\textbf{LB}'_{\kappa}(\theta)$ be the stated inner-minimization problems, with variables $\mathbf r$, $\mathbf s$, $r_1$, $r_6$, $s$, $t$,…