https://www.hpc-certification.org/wiki/ 2026-11-10T07:37:52+00:00 https://www.hpc-certification.org/wiki/ https://www.hpc-certification.org/wiki/_media/wiki/favicon.ico text/html 2026-11-09T11:30:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.hpc-certification.org/wiki/skill-tree/qc/3/2/b?rev=1794220206&do=diff QC3.2 Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) This skill introduces the Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) as a hybrid quantum-classical algorithm for approximating the lowest eigenvalue of a Hamiltonian. Learners are provided with a simple conceptual explanation of a Hamiltonian as an operator whose expectation value defines the cost function minimised by VQE, with the minimum corresponding to an approximation of its lowest eigenvalue. The skill emphasises how parameterised quantum circuits a…