Simulating thermal qubits through thermofield dynamics: an undergraduate approach using quantum computing

Quantum computing has attracted the attention of the scientific community in the past few decades. The development of quantum computers promises one path toward safer and faster ways to treat, extract, and transfer information. However, despite the significant advantages of quantum computing, the de...

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Main Authors: G.X.A. Petronilo, M.R. Araújo, Clebson Cruz
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Language:Portuguese
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Física 2024-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física
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description Quantum computing has attracted the attention of the scientific community in the past few decades. The development of quantum computers promises one path toward safer and faster ways to treat, extract, and transfer information. However, despite the significant advantages of quantum computing, the development of quantum devices operating at room temperature has been compromised by the thermal decoherence process. In addition, in most undergraduate and graduate quantum mechanics courses, the study of thermofield dynamics is usually neglected. In this scenario, this work presents a didactic approach to simulate thermal qubit systems through Thermofield Dynamics (TFD), applied in a quantum computing setup. The results show that the Bloch sphere representation for a qubit can be written in terms of the Bogoliubov transformation, which allows a practical construction for the thermal qubits in a quantum computing setup. Therefore, this work introduces thermofield dynamics through quantum computing to teachers and curious students interested in teaching and learning this important field of studying the temperature impacts on quantum protocols using the TFD technique.
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spelling doaj.art-1804ac2c772f47a493632657bc0912422024-01-09T07:44:21ZporSociedade Brasileira de FísicaRevista Brasileira de Ensino de Física1806-91262024-01-014510.1590/1806-9126-rbef-2023-0287Simulating thermal qubits through thermofield dynamics: an undergraduate approach using quantum computingG.X.A. PetroniloM.R. AraújoClebson Cruzhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3318-1111Quantum computing has attracted the attention of the scientific community in the past few decades. The development of quantum computers promises one path toward safer and faster ways to treat, extract, and transfer information. However, despite the significant advantages of quantum computing, the development of quantum devices operating at room temperature has been compromised by the thermal decoherence process. In addition, in most undergraduate and graduate quantum mechanics courses, the study of thermofield dynamics is usually neglected. In this scenario, this work presents a didactic approach to simulate thermal qubit systems through Thermofield Dynamics (TFD), applied in a quantum computing setup. The results show that the Bloch sphere representation for a qubit can be written in terms of the Bogoliubov transformation, which allows a practical construction for the thermal qubits in a quantum computing setup. Therefore, this work introduces thermofield dynamics through quantum computing to teachers and curious students interested in teaching and learning this important field of studying the temperature impacts on quantum protocols using the TFD technique.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-11172023000100480&lng=en&tlng=enQuantum ComputingThermofield DynamicsIBM Quantum Experience
spellingShingle G.X.A. Petronilo
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Simulating thermal qubits through thermofield dynamics: an undergraduate approach using quantum computing
Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física
Quantum Computing
Thermofield Dynamics
IBM Quantum Experience
title Simulating thermal qubits through thermofield dynamics: an undergraduate approach using quantum computing
title_full Simulating thermal qubits through thermofield dynamics: an undergraduate approach using quantum computing
title_fullStr Simulating thermal qubits through thermofield dynamics: an undergraduate approach using quantum computing
title_full_unstemmed Simulating thermal qubits through thermofield dynamics: an undergraduate approach using quantum computing
title_short Simulating thermal qubits through thermofield dynamics: an undergraduate approach using quantum computing
title_sort simulating thermal qubits through thermofield dynamics an undergraduate approach using quantum computing
topic Quantum Computing
Thermofield Dynamics
IBM Quantum Experience
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