Quantum computing for physics research

✍ Scribed by B. Georgeot

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 931 KB
• Volume: 559
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0168-9002
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.11.122

✦ Synopsis

Quantum computers hold great promises for the future of computation. In this paper, this new kind of computing device is presented, together with a short survey of the status of research in this field. The principal algorithms are introduced, with an emphasis on the applications of quantum computing to physics. Experimental implementations are also briefly discussed.