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Gauss sum factorization with cold atoms

Quantum Physics 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

We report the first implementation of a Gauss sum factorization algorithm by an internal state Ramsey interferometer using cold atoms. A sequence of appropriately designed light pulses interacts with an ensemble of cold rubidium atoms. The final population in the involved atomic levels determines a Gauss sum. With this technique we factor the number N=263193.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0709.1424,
  title  = {Gauss sum factorization with cold atoms},
  author = {M. Gilowski and T. Wendrich and T. Müller and Ch. Jentsch and W. Ertmer and E. M. Rasel and W. P. Schleich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0709.1424},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

4 pages, 5 figures

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