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Complexity in One- and Two-Qubit Systems

High Energy Physics - Theory 2020-10-29 v1

Abstract

We numerically analyze the complexity of unitary time-evolution and precursor operators in one- and two-qubit systems using the framework of Nielsen complexity geometry. We find that, as expected, the complexities of unitary time evolution operators grow linearly with time, at least initially, for both the one- and two-qubit cases. The precursor operators display switchback-effect-like behavior provided we choose our cost factors so that the resulting complexity geometry is negatively curved.

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@article{arxiv.2010.15099,
  title  = {Complexity in One- and Two-Qubit Systems},
  author = {Reginald J. Caginalp and Samuel Leutheusser},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.15099},
  year   = {2020}
}
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