Can quantum computers do nothing?

Abstract Quantum computing platforms are subject to contradictory engineering requirements: qubits must be protected from mutual interactions when idling (‘doing nothing’), and strongly interacting when in operation. If idling qubits are not sufficiently protected, information ‘leaks’ into neighbour...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexander Nico-Katz, Nathan Keenan, John Goold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:npj Quantum Information
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-024-00918-6