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Quantum computing is a new model of computation, based on quantum physics. Quantum computers can be exponentially faster than conventional computers for problems such as factoring. Besides full-scale quantum computers, more restricted…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2018-07-05 Andris Ambainis , Abuzer Yakaryılmaz

Quantum computing is currently moving from an academic idea to a practical reality. Quantum computing in the cloud is already available and allows users from all over the world to develop and execute real quantum algorithms. However,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-07-03 Carmen G. Almudever , Lingling Lao , Robert Wille , Gian Giacomo Guerreschi

Contribution: In this study, an alternative educational approach for introducing quantum computing to a wider audience is highlighted. The proposed methodology considers quantum computing as a generalized probability theory rather than a…

Physics Education · Physics 2021-05-31 Özlem Salehi , Zeki Seskir , İlknur Tepe

Over the past few years, quantum computers and quantum algorithms have attracted considerable interest and attention from numerous scientific disciplines. In this article, we aim to provide a non-technical, yet informative introduction to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-05 Felix Tennie , Tim Palmer

We discuss quantum information processing machines. We start with single purpose machines that either redistribute quantum information or identify quantum states. We then move on to machines that can perform a number of functions, with the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Mark Hillery , Vladimir Buzek

Programming for today's quantum computers is making significant strides toward modern workflows compatible with high performance computing (HPC), but fundamental challenges still remain in the integration of these vastly different…

This paper is a gentle but rigorous introduction to quantum computing intended for discrete mathematicians. Starting from a small set of assumptions on the behavior of quantum computing devices, we analyze their main characteristics,…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2020-02-24 Giacomo Nannicini

Quantum computers promise to transform our notions of computation by offering a completely new paradigm. To achieve scalable quantum computation, optimizing compilers and a corresponding software design flow will be essential. We present a…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2018-07-24 Thomas Häner , Damian S. Steiger , Krysta Svore , Matthias Troyer

In this series of lectures, we would like to introduce the audience to quantum optimal control. The first lecture will cover basic ideas and principles of optimal control with the goal of demystifying its jargon. The second lecture will…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-03-24 Frank K. Wilhelm , Susanna Kirchhoff , Shai Machnes , Nicolas Wittler , Dominique Sugny

We introduce a novel approach to solving dynamic programming problems, such as those in many economic models, on a quantum annealer, a specialized device that performs combinatorial optimization. Quantum annealers attempt to solve an…

General Economics · Economics 2023-06-08 Jesús Fernández-Villaverde , Isaiah Hull

The goal of the presented paper is to provide an introduction to the basic computational models used in quantum information theory. We review various models of quantum Turing machine, quantum circuits and quantum random access machine…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2011-12-06 J. A. Miszczak

Research in software engineering is essential for improving development practices, leading to reliable and secure software. Leveraging the principles of quantum physics, quantum computing has emerged as a new computational paradigm that…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-02-14 Ashis Kumar Mandal , Md Nadim , Chanchal K. Roy , Banani Roy , Kevin A. Schneider

Quantum computing has quickly emerged as a revolutionary paradigm that holds the potential for greatly enhanced computational capability and algorithmic efficiency, in a wide range of areas. Among the various hardware platforms, neutral…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-19 Matteo Grotti , Sara Marzella , Gabriella Bettonte , Daniele Ottaviani , Elisa Ercolessi

Quantum computing is rapidly emerging as a new computing paradigm with the potential to improve decision-making, optimization, and simulation across industries. For industrial engineering (IE) and operations research (OR), this shift…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-24 Emily L. Tucker , Mohammadhossein Mohammadisiahroudi

Recently developed quantum algorithms suggest that quantum computers can solve certain problems and perform certain tasks more efficiently than conventional computers. Among other reasons, this is due to the possibility of creating…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Rolando D. Somma

Quantum computers have the potential to revolutionize diverse fields, including quantum chemistry, materials science, and machine learning. However, contemporary quantum computers experience errors that often cause quantum programs run on…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-27 Daniel Hothem , Ashe Miller , Timothy Proctor

Nuclear physics, whose underling theory is described by quantum gauge field coupled with matter, is fundamentally important and yet is formidably challenge for simulation with classical computers. Quantum computing provides a perhaps…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-02-08 Dan-Bo Zhang , Hongxi Xing , Hui Yan , Enke Wang , Shi-Liang Zhu

Quantum computing is an emerging paradigm with the potential to offer significant computational advantage over conventional classical computing by exploiting quantum-mechanical principles such as entanglement and superposition. It is…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2021-09-23 Sukhpal Singh Gill , Adarsh Kumar , Harvinder Singh , Manmeet Singh , Kamalpreet Kaur , Muhammad Usman , Rajkumar Buyya

A quantum processor is a programmable quantum circuit in which both the data and the program, which specifies the operation that is carried out on the data, are quantum states. We study the situation in which we want to use such a processor…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Mark Hillery , Mario Ziman , Vladimir Buzek

We describe a solid state implementation of a quantum computer using ballistic single electrons as flying qubits in 1D nanowires. We show how to implement all the steps required for universal quantum computation: preparation of the initial…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 Radu Ionicioiu , Gehan Amaratunga , Florin Udrea