An Invitation to the Mathematics of Topological Quantum Computation
Mathematical Physics
2016-05-04 v1 math.MP
Quantum Algebra
Abstract
Two-dimensional topological states of matter offer a route to quantum computation that would be topologically protected against the nemesis of the quantum circuit model: decoherence. Research groups in industry, government and academic institutions are pursuing this approach. We give a mathematician's perspective on some of the advantages and challenges of this model, highlighting some recent advances. We then give a short description of how we might extend the theory to three-dimensional materials.
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@article{arxiv.1601.05288,
title = {An Invitation to the Mathematics of Topological Quantum Computation},
author = {Eric C. Rowell},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.05288},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
10 figures, 1 table. Submitted to the proceeding of Quantumfest 2015. Dedicated to the memory of Sujeev Wickramasekara