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A linear time quantum algorithm for 3SAT using irreversible quantum operations

General Physics 2018-08-20 v6

Abstract

The Deutsch model of quantum computation is extended to allow for thermodynamically irreversible operations by allowing the system of interest to interact with an outside reservoir. A set of irreversible logical error correction superoperators are constructed which allow the rapid concentration of probability from an exponentially large search space into a small number of logically defined states. These capabilities are used to construct a linear time solution algorithm for the NP complete problem 3SAT.

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@article{arxiv.1510.00409,
  title  = {A linear time quantum algorithm for 3SAT using irreversible quantum operations},
  author = {Zachary B. Walters},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.00409},
  year   = {2018}
}
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