Chapter 18: Benchmarking Quantum Optimization Honestly

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Teaches how to compare quantum methods against strong classical baselines. Covers runtime, solution quality, sampling cost, approximation ratios, scaling behavior, hardware overhead, and the difference between proof-of-principle and practical advantage.

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