Open AccessQuantum Interferometers as Quantum Computers
Author(s) -
Artur Ekert
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
physica scripta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.415
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1402-4896
pISSN - 0031-8949
DOI - 10.1238/physica.topical.076a00218
Subject(s) - astronomical interferometer , quantum , physics , quantum computer , quantum mechanics , computer science , interferometry
Quantum computers which use quantum interference of different computational paths to enhance correct outcomes and suppress erroneous outcomes of computations can be viewed as multiparticle interferometers. I discuss this approach to quantum computation and argue that it provides additional insights into the nature of quantum algorithms