Mind the Gap: Where Analog Ising Machines Cease to Minimize the Ising Hamiltonian

E. M. Hasantha Ekanayake, Arvind R. Venkatakrishnan, Francesco Bullo +1

The design of nonlinear dynamical systems whose gradient flows minimize the Ising Hamiltonian has emerged as a compelling paradigm for realizing Ising machines, forming the foundat…