arxivquant-phcs.ETcs.LG2026-07-24
QC-PHAST Search: Classical--Quantum Query Benchmarks for Finite-Pool Rare-Regime Discovery
Harsh Milind Tirhekar, Chandrajit Bajaj
Rare-regime discovery in parameterized dynamical systems is an active-search problem: find one verified parameter at which a scientifically defined qualitative threshold is crossed, even when acceptable candidates are rare, nonconvex, or fragmented. We introduce Quantum-Classical…