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Title: Universal quantum computation with metaplectic anyons

Journal Article · · Journal of Mathematical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4914941· OSTI ID:22403120
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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 (United States)

We show that braidings of the metaplectic anyons X{sub ϵ} in SO(3){sub 2} = SU(2){sub 4} with their total charge equal to the metaplectic mode Y supplemented with projective measurements of the total charge of two metaplectic anyons are universal for quantum computation. We conjecture that similar universal anyonic computing models can be constructed for all metaplectic anyon systems SO(p){sub 2} for any odd prime p ≥ 5. In order to prove universality, we find new conceptually appealing universal gate sets for qutrits and qupits.

OSTI ID:
22403120
Journal Information:
Journal of Mathematical Physics, Vol. 56, Issue 3; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-2488
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English