Quantum Computation and Quantum Information, Michael A. Nielsen and Isaac L. Chuang, 2010 (Cambridge University Press)DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511976667 - A classic textbook introducing quantum information and computation, with detailed explanations of quantum channels, noise models, and density matrix formalism.
Noise-induced barren plateaus in variational quantum algorithms, Samson Wang, Enrico Fontana, Marco Cerezo, Kunal Sharma, Akira Sone, Lukasz Cincio, Patrick J. Coles, 2021Nature Communications, Vol. 12 (Nature Publishing Group)DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27045-6 - This research paper details how noise can cause barren plateaus in variational quantum algorithms, posing challenges for optimization.
Variational Quantum Algorithms, M. Cerezo, Andrew Arrasmith, Ryan Babbush, Simon C. Benjamin, Suguru Endo, Keisuke Fujii, Jarrod R. McClean, Kosuke Mitarai, Xiao Yuan, Lukasz Cincio, and Patrick J. Coles, 2021Nature Reviews Physics, Vol. 3DOI: 10.1038/s42254-021-00348-9 - A review of VQAs, covering their theoretical foundations, applications, and issues, including noise effects and proposed mitigation strategies.