Associative memory on qutrits by means of quantum annealing

Abstract: We study the functioning of associative memory on three-level quantum elements, qutrites represented by spins with S = 1. The recording of patterns into the superposition of quantum states and their recall are carried out by adiabatic variation of the Hamiltonian with time. To equalize the probabilities of finding the system in different states of superposition, an auxiliary Hamiltonian is proposed, which is turned off at the end of evolution. Simulations were performed on two and three qutrits and an increase in the memory capacity after replacing qubits with qutrits is shown.