QAOA.jl

March 29, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

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This package implements the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm and the Mean-Field Approximate Optimization Algorithm.

Installation

To install, use Julia's built-in package manager

julia> ] add QAOA

Documentation & Examples

Our docs can be found here. Examples showcasing the use of QAOA.jl are also presented in our examples folder.

Support & Contributing

In case you need support or have encountered a problem with the package, you are welcome to create an issue on GitHub. If you would like to contribute to QAOA.jl, you can reach us via PGI-12.

Citations

If you are using code from this repository, please cite our work. Also consider our algorithmic paper:

@article{PRXQuantum.4.030335,
  title = {Mean-Field Approximate Optimization Algorithm},
  author = {Misra-Spieldenner, Aditi and Bode, Tim and Schuhmacher, Peter K. and Stollenwerk, Tobias and Bagrets, Dmitry and Wilhelm, Frank K.},
  journal = {PRX Quantum},
  volume = {4},
  issue = {3},
  pages = {030335},
  numpages = {19},
  year = {2023},
  month = {Sep},
  publisher = {American Physical Society},
  doi = {10.1103/PRXQuantum.4.030335},
  url = {https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PRXQuantum.4.030335}
}