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Quantum computation from a de Broglie-Bohm perspective

Quantum Physics 2012-05-14 v1

Abstract

We consider an example of a quantum algorithm from the point of view of the de Broglie-Bohm formulation of quantum mechanics. For concreteness we look at two particular implementations: one using spin-1/2 particles as described by a simple model due to Bell and the other as energy states in an infinite-well potential. We extend the analysis to encompass a complete set of quantum gates. We conclude by discussing the relevance of our investigations for the debate about the origin of the quantum-computational speed-up.

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@article{arxiv.1205.2563,
  title  = {Quantum computation from a de Broglie-Bohm perspective},
  author = {Philipp Roser},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.2563},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

20 pages, 4 figures. This paper contains some of the technical results of arXiv:1012.4843v1 [quant-ph] in a more compact form as well as an extension thereof

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