By Gary D Doolen, Ronnie Mainieri, Gennady P Berman

Quantum computing supplies to resolve difficulties that are intractable on electronic pcs. hugely parallel quantum algorithms can lessen the computational time for a few difficulties by way of many orders of importance. this crucial booklet explains how quantum pcs can do those notable issues. a number of algorithms are illustrated: the discrete Fourier rework, Shor's set of rules for high factorization; algorithms for quantum common sense gates; actual implementations of quantum common sense gates in ion traps and in spin chains; the easiest schemes for quantum blunders correction; correction of error as a result of imperfect resonant pulses; correction of blunders brought on by the nonresonant activities of a pulse; and numerical simulations of dynamical habit of the quantum Control-Not gate. an outline of a few uncomplicated components of machine technological know-how is gifted, together with the Turing laptop, Boolean algebra, and good judgment gates. the necessary quantum principles are defined.

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In the case considered above, these correct values appeared with equal probabilities. 4). The question is how to describe this transformation in terms of quantum-mechanical operators? The efficient algorithm for Fourier transform based on application of quantum-mechanical operators was suggested by Coppersmith and Deutsch (see review [39]). Assume we have L qubits in the register X , which can hold any number x, from 0 to 2L - 1. Any number x (in decimal notation) can be expressed as the state, where L-1 x =p 2 ’ .

So, this deterministic algorithm is not efficient. A quantum computer will have an a). 22 INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM COMPUTERS advantage in comparison with a digital computer if the quantum algorithm is efficient for a problem which does not have an efficient digital algorithm. The first efficient quantum algorithm was invented by Shor [19], for finding the period of a periodic function. Below we shall describe this quantum algorithm using a simple example of a periodic function, f ( x ) , where x takes only the integer values, 0, 1, 2, ....

The second row corresponds to the product & b j , and the third one corresponds to a;&. 3: The physical implementation of the OR-gate. 3) can be realized using N, OR and A N D - gates. If the switch “h” in Fig. 2 is closed, and one substitutes A for ai and B for bi,the current in the lower circuit will implement the truth table of the XOR-gate. 43 Chapter 8 Implementation of Logic Gates Using Transistors We describe here the main ideas of the semiconductor logic gates, following [46]. In conventional computers, transistors are used as the switches.

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