Efficient quantum walk on a quantum processor

Quantum walks are a potential framework for developing quantum algorithms, but have so far been limited to analogue quantum-simulation approaches that do not scale. Here, the authors provide a protocol for simulating exponentially large quantum walks using a polynomial number of quantum gates and qu...

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Main Authors: Xiaogang Qiang, Thomas Loke, Ashley Montanaro, Kanin Aungskunsiri, Xiaoqi Zhou, Jeremy L. O’Brien, Jingbo B. Wang, Jonathan C. F. Matthews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11511
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Summary:Quantum walks are a potential framework for developing quantum algorithms, but have so far been limited to analogue quantum-simulation approaches that do not scale. Here, the authors provide a protocol for simulating exponentially large quantum walks using a polynomial number of quantum gates and qubits.
ISSN:2041-1723