Journal article
Geometry of discrete quantum computing
Abstract
Conventional quantum computing entails a geometry based on the description of an n-qubit state using 2n infinite precision complex numbers denoting a vector in a Hilbert space. Such numbers are in general uncomputable using any real-world resources, and, if we have the idea of physical law as some kind of computational algorithm of the universe, we would be compelled to alter our descriptions of physics to be consistent with computable numbers. …
Authors
Hanson AJ; Ortiz G; Sabry A; Tai Y-T
Journal
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, Vol. 46, No. 18,
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Publication Date
May 10, 2013
DOI
10.1088/1751-8113/46/18/185301
ISSN
1751-8113