Figure 4
From: Cyclic quantum annealing: searching for deep low-energy states in 5000-qubit spin glass
Clusters of flipped spins in a low-energy state. This figure illustrates the clusters formed by flipped spins when a low-energy state is compared to the reference state. Flipped spins are identified, and those connected by nonzero \(J_{ij}\) values are grouped into the same cluster. The clusters thus identified are depicted here, with each cluster’s size and contribution to the total energy difference (relative to the reference state) detailed alongside its percentage. Notably, a single, large cluster—Cluster 27—emerges as the most significant contributor, accounting for 40.31% of the total energy difference. The color coding represents the degree of each flipped spin in the original graph, which is constructed with nodes representing all spins and links denoting nonzero \(J_{ij}\) connections.
