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Universal quantum computation using only projective measurement, quantum memory, and preparation of the 0 state

Quantum Physics 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

What resources are universal for quantum computation? In the standard model, a quantum computer consists of a sequence of unitary gates acting coherently on the qubits making up the computer. This paper shows that a very different model involving only projective measurements, quantum memory, and the ability to prepare the |0> state is also universal for quantum computation. In particular, no coherent unitary dynamics are involved in the computation.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0108020,
  title  = {Universal quantum computation using only projective measurement, quantum memory, and preparation of the 0 state},
  author = {Michael A. Nielsen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0108020},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages

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