Simulation-Based Evaluation of Energy-Constrained Quantum-Classical Competition
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arXiv:2308.08025v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: This paper develops a simulation-based framework for evaluating the energy implications of quantum and classical computing firms competing in a market with limited energy resources. We model providers as differentiated Cournot competitors whose feasible service capacity is induced by technology-specific energy scaling laws: polylogarithmic for quantum algorithms that achieve an equivalent computational target and polynomial for classical emulation. For symmetric groups of quantum and classical firms, the equilibrium reduces to a tractab
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- arXiv:2308.08025v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: This paper develops a simulation-based framework for evaluating the energy implications of quantum and classical computing firms competing in a market with limited energy resources.
- We model providers as differentiated Cournot competitors whose feasible service capacity is induced by technology-specific energy scaling laws: polylogarithmic for quantum algorithms that achieve an equivalent computational target and polynomial for classical emulation.
- For symmetric groups of quantum and classical firms, the equilibrium reduces to a tractab
Why it matters
“Simulation-Based Evaluation of Energy-Constrained Quantum-Classical Competition” highlights the need for repeatable measurement rather than a single impressive demonstration. Independent validation across datasets and clearly stated limitations determine whether a result can guide product decisions.
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