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How to Compute Using Quantum Walks

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Quantum walks are widely and successfully used to model diverse physical processes. This leads to computation of the models, to explore their properties. Quantum walks have also been shown to be universal for quantum computing. This is a more subtle result than is often appreciated, since it applies to computations run on qubit-based quantum computers in the single walker case, and physical quantum walks in the multi-walker case (quantum cellular automata). Nonetheless, quantum walks are powerful tools for quantum computing when correctly applied. In this paper, I explain the relationship between quantum walks as models and quantum walks as computational tools, and give some examples of their application in both contexts.

Source: Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science

DOI: 10.4204/eptcs.315.1

Author: Viv Kendon

Institution: Durham University

Language: English

Topic: Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture

Subfield: Artificial Intelligence

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Award: Hybrid quantum and classical computation: exploiting the best of both paradigms