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1, 2, and 6 qubits, and the Ramanujan-Nagell theorem

Mathematical Physics 2012-12-12 v1 math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

A conjecture of Ramanujan that was later proved by Nagell is used to show on the basis of matching dimensions that only three nn-qubit systems, for n=1,2,6n=1, 2, 6, can share an isomorphism of their symmetry groups with the rotation group of corresponding dimensions 3,6,913, 6, 91. Topological analysis, however, rules out the last possibility.

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@article{arxiv.1212.2378,
  title  = {1, 2, and 6 qubits, and the Ramanujan-Nagell theorem},
  author = {Yaroslav Pavlyukh and A. R. P. Rau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.2378},
  year   = {2012}
}