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Closed timelike curves in measurement-based quantum computation

Quantum Physics 2011-01-27 v2

Abstract

Many results have been recently obtained regarding the power of hypothetical closed time-like curves (CTCs) in quantum computation. Here we show that the one-way model of measurement-based quantum computation encompasses in a natural way the CTC model proposed by Bennett, Schumacher and Svetlichny. We identify a class of CTCs in this model that can be simulated deterministically and point to a fundamental limitation of Deutsch's CTC model which leads to predictions conflicting with those of the one-way model.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1003.4971,
  title  = {Closed timelike curves in measurement-based quantum computation},
  author = {Raphael Dias da Silva and Ernesto F. Galvao and Elham Kashefi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.4971},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

8 pages, 12 figures, longer version with more examples and updated references

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