Instruct: Identify the main and secondary category of Arxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: An introduction to quantum annealing   Quantum Annealing, or Quantum Stochastic Optimization, is a classical
randomized algorithm which provides good heuristics for the solution of hard
optimization problems. The algorithm, suggested by the behaviour of quantum
systems, is an example of proficuous cross contamination between classical and
quantum computer science. In this survey paper we illustrate how hard
combinatorial problems are tackled by quantum computation and present some
examples of the heuristics provided by Quantum Annealing. We also present
preliminary results about the application of quantum dissipation (as an
alternative to Imaginary Time Evolution) to the task of driving a quantum
system toward its state of lowest energy.

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The categories of this paper are: acc-phys
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The categories of this paper are: nucl-th
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The categories of this paper are: solv-int
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The categories of this paper are: stat
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The categories of this paper are: mtrl-th
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The categories of this paper are: cmp-lg
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The categories of this paper are: q-fin
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The categories of this paper are: gr-qc
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The categories of this paper are: cond-mat
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The categories of this paper are: chem-ph
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The categories of this paper are: atom-ph
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The categories of this paper are: econ
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The categories of this paper are: chao-dyn
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The categories of this paper are: alg-geom
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The categories of this paper are: math
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The categories of this paper are: hep-ex