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Title: Polarization requirements for ensemble implementations of quantum algorithms with a single-bit output

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Department of Physics, University of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830688, Richardson, Texas 75083 (United States)

We compare the failure probabilities of ensemble implementations of quantum algorithms which use pseudopure initial states, quantified by their polarization, to those of competing classical probabilistic algorithms. Specifically we consider a class algorithms which require only one bit to output the solution to problems. For large ensemble sizes, we present a general scheme to determine a critical polarization beneath which the quantum algorithm fails with greater probability than its classical competitor. We apply this to the Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm and show that the critical polarization is 86.6%.

OSTI ID:
20718730
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 72, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.72.042337; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English