Bounded definition
A system-level benchmark based on successfully implementing randomized model circuits of equal width and depth.
What the cited work establishes
The paper defines quantum volume through random circuits of equal width and depth and reports measurements on specified transmon devices.
The models, apparatus, protocols, datasets, and comparisons reported in Validating quantum computers using randomized model circuits.
Claims: urn:maha:claim:quantum-volume-benchmark
What remains a separate question
A single aggregate benchmark cannot establish application advantage or isolate every hardware, calibration, compiler, and topology limitation.
Quantum volume is one aggregate benchmark and does not establish application advantage, fault tolerance, or equivalence across every architecture and compiler.
Connected domain graph
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Quantum hardware benchmark scope
outbound connection · comparison
Quantum volume is one bounded benchmark contract among several non-equivalent metrics.
Random-circuit sampling
inbound connection · method
Both use random circuits but define different acceptance metrics and scaling summaries.
Quantum hardware benchmark scope
inbound connection · comparison
Quantum volume is one explicit instance of a hardware benchmark contract.
Claim ledger
Every proposition keeps its own evidence state.
The cited paper defines quantum volume and reports the protocol on specified transmon processors.
- Scope
- The models, apparatus, protocols, datasets, and comparisons reported in Validating quantum computers using randomized model circuits.
- Boundary
- A single aggregate benchmark cannot establish application advantage or isolate every hardware, calibration, compiler, and topology limitation.
- Uncertainty
- No platform-independent uncertainty interval exists; numerical values remain attached to the source experiment or model and its stated assumptions.
- Replication
- This candidate records one bounded source package. Independent replications and contradictory measurements must be compiled as separate records before maturity is upgraded.
Primary sources
Citation, locator, rights, and boundary travel together.
Source 1 · Physical Review A, American Physical Society
Validating quantum computers using randomized model circuits
Andrew W. Cross, Lev S. Bishop, Sarah Sheldon, Paul D. Nation, Jay M. Gambetta
- Exact locator
- Abstract; protocol definition; experimental demonstrations; appendices.
- Establishes
- The paper defines quantum volume through random circuits of equal width and depth and reports measurements on specified transmon devices.
- Boundary
- Quantum volume is one aggregate benchmark and does not establish application advantage, fault tolerance, or equivalence across every architecture and compiler.
- Rights basis
- citation with paraphrase · Maha paraphrases the source-level result and links to the version of record; no article passage is reproduced.
- Declared interests
- The authors were affiliated with IBM Research and measured IBM devices.