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The Schmidt decomposition is the go-to tool for measuring bipartite entanglement of pure quantum states. Similarly, it is possible to study the entangling features of a quantum operation using its operator-Schmidt, or tensor product…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-12 Refik Mansuroglu , Arsalan Adil , Michael J. Hartmann , Zoë Holmes , Andrew T. Sornborger

Quantum computing promises to solve problems beyond the reach of classical computers, but today's quantum hardware is error-prone and much slower than classical hardware. Every quantum operation is costly, making it crucial to minimize…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-25 Lian Remme , Alexander Weinert , Andre Waschk , Lukas Burgholzer , Robert Wille

This work introduces a compact framework for analyzing asynchronous entanglement distribution protocols under realistic error models. We focus on two contemporary protocols: sequential, where entanglement is established one node at a time,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-13 Emma Hughes , William Munizzi , Prineha Narang

Superposed orders of quantum channels have already been proved - both theoretically and experimentally - to enable unparalleled opportunities in the quantum communication domain. As a matter of fact, superposition of orders can be exploited…

Quantum computers are emerging as a viable alternative to tackle certain computational problems that are challenging for classical computers. With the rapid development of quantum hardware such as those based on trapped ions, there is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-07 Saikat Ray Majumder , Annarita Giani , Weiwei Shen , Bogdan Neculaes , Daiwei Zhu , Sonika Johri

In a topological quantum computer, universal quantum computation is performed by dragging quasiparticle excitations of certain two dimensional systems around each other to form braids of their world lines in 2+1 dimensional space-time. In…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. H. Simon , N. E. Bonesteel , M. H. Freedman , N. Petrovic , L. Hormozi

In all existing quantum walk models, the assumption about a pre-existing fixed background causal structure is always made and has been taken for granted. Nevertheless, in this work we will get rid of this tacit assumption especially by…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-02-15 Yuanbo Chen , Yoshihiko Hasegawa

Although quantum computing holds promise for solving Combinatorial Optimization Problems (COPs), the limited qubit capacity of NISQ hardware makes large-scale instances intractable. Conventional methods attempt to bridge this gap through…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-21 Yuhan Huang , Siyuan Jin , Yichi Zhang , Qi Zhao , Jun Qi , Qiming Shao

Optimization problems are critical across various domains, yet existing quantum algorithms, despite their great potential, struggle with scalability and accuracy due to excessive reliance on entanglement. To address these limitations, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-04 Seongmin Kim , In-Saeng Suh

Quantum systems out of equilibrium are presently a subject of active research, both in theoretical and experimental domains. In this work we consider time-periodically modulated quantum systems which are in contact with a stationary…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2017-12-06 V. Volokitin , A. Liniov , I. Meyerov , M. Hartmann , M. Ivanchenko , P. Hänggi , S. Denisov

A quantum system coupled to a bath at some fixed, finite temperature converges to its Gibbs state. This thermalization process defines a natural, physically-motivated model of quantum computation. However, whether quantum computational…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-01-15 Thiago Bergamaschi , Chi-Fang Chen , Yunchao Liu

Distributed quantum computation is a practical method for large-scale quantum computation on quantum processors with limited size. It can be realized by direct quantum channels in flying qubits. Moreover, the pre-established quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-05 Tian-Ren Jin , Kai Xu , Heng Fan

We propose a satellite-based scheme to perform clock synchronization between ground stations spread across the globe using quantum resources. We refer to this as a quantum clock synchronization (QCS) network. Through detailed numerical…

Distributed quantum networks are not merely information conduits but intricate systems that embody the principles of quantum mechanics. In our study, we examine the underlying mechanisms of quantum connectivity within a distributed…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-03-07 Mst Shapna Akter , Md. Shazzad Hossain Shaon , Tasmin Karim , Md. Fahim Sultan , Emran Kanaan

Simon's problem is one of the most important problems demonstrating the power of quantum algorithms, as it greatly inspired the proposal of Shor's algorithm. The generalized Simon's problem is a natural extension of Simon's problem, and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-27 Hao Li , Daowen Qiu , Le Luo , Mateus Paulo

Quantum networks are emerging as powerful platforms for sensing, communication, and fundamental tests of physics. We propose a programmable quantum sensing network based on entangled atomic ensembles, where optical clock qubits emulate mass…

In noisy intermediate-scale quantum computing, the limited scalability of a single quantum processing unit (QPU) can be extended through distributed quantum computing (DQC), in which one can implement global operations over two QPUs by…

Distributed quantum computing relies on coordinated operations between remote quantum processing units (QPUs), yet most existing work either assumes full connectivity, unrealistic for large networks, or relies on entanglement swapping. To…

Error correction will add so much overhead to large quantum computations that we suspect the most efficient algorithms will use a classical co-processor to do as much work as possible. We present a method to offload portions of a quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-08-12 Samuel Jaques , Craig Gidney

This paper summarizes a quantum algorithm of [R.D. Somma, et.al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 130504 (2008)] that simulates a classical annealing process for solving discrete optimization problems. The complexity of the quantum algorithm scales…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-12-16 Sergio Boixo , Rolando D. Somma