add a hypothesis and research question V1

planning/main.typ

@@ -67,7 +67,14 @@ fullest. This has to date not been shown to this extend
 
 = Research Question
 
-= Hypothesis
+Can hardware specific Quantum Ansatz Search improve the performance of variational quantum eigensolvers
+better than hardware agnostic alternatives?
+
+== Hypothesis
+
+We think that knowing about the hardware constraints helps with improving the search results since
+transpilation often degrades the performance of hardware agnostic ansatze which will not be necessary
+when using an ansatz specific to the hardware.
 
 = Data Management
 

report/references.bib

@@ -236,75 +236,45 @@
 	doi = {10.1109/QCE53715.2022.00040},
 }
 
-
+@article{topology-driven-search,
-// ye old ones
+	author = {Su, Junjian and Fan, Jiacheng and Wu, Shengyao and Li, Guanghui and
-
+	          Qin, Sujuan and Gao, Fei},
-@incollection{asmatulu_characterization_2019,
+	title = {Topology-driven quantum architecture search framework},
-	title = {Characterization of electrospun nanofibers},
+	journal = {Science China Information Sciences},
-	copyright = {https://www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/},
+	year = {2025},
-	isbn = {978-0-12-813914-1},
+	month = {Jul},
-	url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/B9780128139141000134},
+	day = {03},
-	language = {en},
+	volume = {68},
-	urldate = {2024-11-04},
+	number = {8},
-	booktitle = {Synthesis and {Applications} of {Electrospun} {Nanofibers}},
+	pages = {180507},
-	publisher = {Elsevier},
+	abstract = {The limitations of noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) devices
-	author = {Asmatulu, Ramazan and Khan, Waseem S.},
+	            have motivated the development of variational quantum algorithms
-	year = {2019},
+	            (VQAs), which are designed to potentially achieve quantum advantage
-	doi = {10.1016/B978-0-12-813914-1.00013-4},
+	            for specific tasks. Quantum architecture search (QAS) algorithms
-	pages = {257--281},
+	            play a critical role in automating the design of high-performance
+	            parameterized quantum circuits (PQCs) for VQAs. However, existing
+	            QAS approaches struggle with large search spaces, leading to
+	            substantial computational overhead when optimizing large-scale
+	            quantum circuits. Extensive empirical analysis reveals that circuit
+	            topology has a greater impact on quantum circuit performance than
+	            gate types. Based on this insight, we propose the topology-driven
+	            quantum architecture search (TD-QAS) framework, which first
+	            identifies optimal circuit topologies and then fine-tunes the gate
+	            types. In the fine-tuning phase, the QAS inherits parameters from
+	            the topology search phase, eliminating the need for training from
+	            scratch. By decoupling the large search space into separate
+	            topology and gate-type components, TD-QAS avoids exploring gate
+	            configurations within low-performance topologies, thereby
+	            significantly reducing computational complexity. Numerical
+	            simulations across various tasks, under both noiseless and noisy
+	            conditions, validate the effectiveness of the TD-QAS framework.
+	            This framework advances standard QAS algorithms by enabling the
+	            identification of high-performance quantum circuits while
+	            minimizing computational demands. These findings indicate that
+	            TD-QAS deepens our understanding of VQAs and offers broad potential
+	            for the development of future QAS algorithms.},
+	issn = {1869-1919},
+	doi = {10.1007/s11432-024-4486-x},
+	url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-024-4486-x},
 }
 
-
-@article{binnig_atomic_1986,
-	title = {Atomic {Force} {Microscope}},
-	volume = {56},
-	copyright = {http://link.aps.org/licenses/aps-default-license},
-	issn = {0031-9007},
-	url = {https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.56.930},
-	doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.56.930},
-	language = {en},
-	number = {9},
-	urldate = {2024-10-31},
-	journal = {Physical Review Letters},
-	author = {Binnig, G. and Quate, C. F. and Gerber, Ch.},
-	month = mar,
-	year = {1986},
-	pages = {930--933},
-}
-
-@book{boussinesq_application_1885,
-	title = {Application des potentiels à l'étude de l'équilibre et du mouvement
-	         des solides élastiques},
-	copyright = {domaine public},
-	shorttitle = {Application des potentiels à l'étude de l'équilibre et du
-	              mouvement des solides élastiques, principalement au calcul des
-	              déformations et des pressions que produisent, dans les solides,
-	              des efforts quelquonques exercés sur une petite partie de leur
-	              surface ou de leur intérieur},
-	url = {https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9651115r},
-	language = {EN},
-	urldate = {2024-10-10},
-	publisher = {Gauthier-Villars},
-	author = {Boussinesq, Joseph},
-	year = {1885},
-}
-
-@article{yamanaka_nanoscale_2000,
-	title = {Nanoscale elasticity measurement with in situ tip shape estimation in
-	         atomic force microscopy},
-	volume = {71},
-	issn = {0034-6748, 1089-7623},
-	url = {
-	       https://pubs.aip.org/rsi/article/71/6/2403/351012/Nanoscale-elasticity-measurement-with-in-situ-tip
-	       },
-	doi = {10.1063/1.1150627},
-	language = {en},
-	number = {6},
-	urldate = {2024-10-28},
-	journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
-	author = {Yamanaka, Kazushi and Tsuji, Toshihiro and Noguchi, Atsushi and
-	          Koike, Takayuki and Mihara, Tsuyoshi},
-	month = jun,
-	year = {2000},
-	pages = {2403--2408},
-}