Preface

Thank you for showing interest in this book, Quantum Computing Experimentation Using Amazon Braket. This is a niche topic; however, over the last few years, quantum computing has received considerable attention from governments who want to win the quantum race, investors who have poured massive amounts of money into quantum computing start-ups, and early adopters who are seeing it as a potential strategic advantage in the future. Accessing quantum computers through Amazon Braket is useful and important for several reasons. In the case of many quantum computing devices, either direct access is not possible or requires contract negotiations or minimum monthly payments. Amazon Braket removes all these issues by providing a relatively easy-to-learn integrated platform with pay-per-use access to popular quantum computing hardware.

The goal of this book is to help the reader gradually understand key concepts in quantum computing and get comfortable with experimenting with quantum circuits and practical optimization use cases through the Amazon Braket platform. We will also cover quantum annealing and get familiar with how to convert an optimization problem into a format or structure to run on a quantum annealer and gate-based quantum computer.