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Circuit for Shor's algorithm using 2n+3 qubits

Quantum Physics 2016-09-08 v3

Abstract

We try to minimize the number of qubits needed to factor an integer of n bits using Shor's algorithm on a quantum computer. We introduce a circuit which uses 2n+3 qubits and O(n^3 lg(n)) elementary quantum gates in a depth of O(n^3) to implement the factorization algorithm. The circuit is computable in polynomial time on a classical computer and is completely general as it does not rely on any property of the number to be factored. Keywords: Factorization, quantum circuits, modular arithmetics

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0205095,
  title  = {Circuit for Shor's algorithm using 2n+3 qubits},
  author = {Stephane Beauregard},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0205095},
  year   = {2016}
}

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14 pages, 10 figures, revised January 24, 2003