# [QAOA attains the SK ground-state energy in the thermodynamic-first limit](QAOA-attains-the-SK-ground-state-energy-in-the-thermodynamic-first-limit-September-25-2026.pdf)

**Author:** OpenAI

**Date:** September 25, 2026

## Citation

To cite this manuscript:

```bibtex
@misc{OAI:QAOA-attains-the-SK-ground-state-energy-in-the-thermodynamic-first-limit-September-25-2026,
  author = {{OpenAI}},
  title = {{QAOA attains the SK ground-state energy in the thermodynamic-first limit}},
  howpublished = {OpenAI Math Release preprint
                  \href{https://github.com/openai/math/blob/main/preprints/QAOA-attains-the-SK-ground-state-energy-in-the-thermodynamic-first-limit-September-25-2026/QAOA-attains-the-SK-ground-state-energy-in-the-thermodynamic-first-limit-September-25-2026.pdf}{OAI:QAOA-attains-the-SK-ground-state-energy-in-the-thermodynamic-first-limit-September-25-2026}},
  year = {2026}
}
```