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Universal quantum computation and simulation using any entangling Hamiltonian and local unitaries

Jennifer L. Dodd, Michael A. Nielsen, Michael J. Bremner, and Robert T. Thew
Phys. Rev. A 65, 040301(R) – Published 4 April 2002
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Abstract

What interactions are sufficient to simulate arbitrary quantum dynamics in a composite quantum system? We provide an efficient algorithm to simulate any desired two-body Hamiltonian evolution using any fixed two-body entangling n-qubit Hamiltonian and local unitary operations. It follows that universal quantum computation can be performed using any entangling interaction and local unitary operations.

  • Received 15 June 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.65.040301

©2002 American Physical Society

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Jennifer L. Dodd, Michael A. Nielsen, Michael J. Bremner, and Robert T. Thew

  • Centre for Quantum Computer Technology, Department of Physics, University of Queensland, Queensland 4072, Australia

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Vol. 65, Iss. 4 — April 2002

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