Universal computation by multiparticle quantum walk

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DOI10.1126/SCIENCE.1229957zbMATH Open1355.68101arXiv1205.3782OpenAlexW2161027938WikidataQ34327981 ScholiaQ34327981MaRDI QIDQ2961970FDOQ2961970


Authors: Andrew M. Childs, David Gosset, Zak Webb Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 15 February 2017

Published in: Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A quantum walk is a time-homogeneous quantum-mechanical process on a graph defined by analogy to classical random walk. The quantum walker is a particle that moves from a given vertex to adjacent vertices in quantum superposition. Here we consider a generalization of quantum walk to systems with more than one walker. A continuous-time multi-particle quantum walk is generated by a time-independent Hamiltonian with a term corresponding to a single-particle quantum walk for each particle, along with an interaction term. Multi-particle quantum walk includes a broad class of interacting many-body systems such as the Bose-Hubbard model and systems of fermions or distinguishable particles with nearest-neighbor interactions. We show that multi-particle quantum walk is capable of universal quantum computation. Since it is also possible to efficiently simulate a multi-particle quantum walk of the type we consider using a universal quantum computer, this model exactly captures the power of quantum computation. In principle our construction could be used as an architecture for building a scalable quantum computer with no need for time-dependent control.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1205.3782




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