% IMPORTANT: The following is UTF-8 encoded.  This means that in the presence
% of non-ASCII characters, it will not work with BibTeX 0.99 or older.
% Instead, you should use an up-to-date BibTeX implementation like “bibtex8” or
% “biber”.

@ARTICLE{Mehta:1050207,
      author       = {Mehta, Vrinda and De Raedt, Hans and Michielsen, Kristel
                      and Jin, Fengping},
      title        = {{U}nderstanding the physics of {D}-{W}ave annealers: {F}rom
                      {S}chrödinger to {L}indblad to {M}arkovian dynamics},
      journal      = {Physical review / A},
      volume       = {112},
      number       = {3},
      issn         = {2469-9926},
      address      = {Woodbury, NY},
      publisher    = {Inst.},
      reportid     = {FZJ-2026-00025},
      pages        = {032616},
      year         = {2025},
      abstract     = {Understanding the physical nature of the D-Wave annealers
                      remains a subject of active investigation. In this study, we
                      analyze the sampling behavior of these systems and explore
                      whether their results can be replicated using quantum and
                      Markovian models. Employing the standard and the fast
                      annealing protocols, we observe that the D-Wave annealers
                      sample states with frequencies matching the Gibbs
                      distribution for sufficiently long annealing times. Using
                      Bloch equation simulations for single-qubit problems and
                      Lindblad and Markovian master equations for two-qubit
                      systems, we compare experimental data with theoretical
                      predictions. Our results provide insights into the role of
                      quantum mechanics in these devices.},
      cin          = {JSC},
      ddc          = {530},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)JSC-20090406},
      pnm          = {5111 - Domain-Specific Simulation $\&$ Data Life Cycle Labs
                      (SDLs) and Research Groups (POF4-511) / EPIQ -
                      Entwicklungspartnerschaft Ionenfallen-Quantencomputer in NRW
                      (76.06.04.-000157)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-5111 / G:(DE-Juel-1)76.06.04.-000157},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      doi          = {10.1103/3yk8-qn64},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1050207},
}