29 research outputs found
Quantum Annealing - Foundations and Frontiers
We briefly review various computational methods for the solution of
optimization problems. First, several classical methods such as Metropolis
algorithm and simulated annealing are discussed. We continue with a description
of quantum methods, namely adiabatic quantum computation and quantum annealing.
Next, the new D-Wave computer and the recent progress in the field claimed by
the D-Wave group are discussed. We present a set of criteria which could help
in testing the quantum features of these computers. We conclude with a list of
considerations with regard to future research.Comment: 22 pages, 6 figures. EPJ-ST Discussion and Debate Issue: Quantum
Annealing: The fastest route to large scale quantum computation?, Eds. A.
Das, S. Suzuki (2014
Communication Complexity Protocol for Q-trits
Consider a function where its entries are distributed among many parties.
Suppose each party is allowed to transmit only a limited amount of information
to a net. One can use a classical protocol to guess the value of the global
function. Is there a quantum protocol improving the results of all classical
protocols? Brukner et. al. showed the deep connection between such problems and
the theory of Bell's inequalities. Here we generalize the theory to trits.
There the best classical protocol fails whereas the quantum protocol yields the
correct answer.Comment: 8 page
A Holevo-Type Bound for a Hilbert Schmidt Distance Measure
We prove a new version of the Holevo bound employing the Hilbert-Schmidt norm
instead of the Kullback-Leibler divergence. Suppose Alice is sending classical
information to Bob using a quantum channel, while Bob is performing some
projective measurement. We bound the classical mutual information in terms of
the Hilbert-Schmidt norm by its quantum Hilbert-Schmidt counterpart. This
constitutes a Holevo-type upper bound on the classical information transmission
rate via a quantum channel. The resulting inequality is rather natural and
intuitive relating classical and quantum expressions using the same measure.Comment: 8 pages. Accepted to Journal of Quantum Information Scienc
Introduction to Weak Measurements and Weak Values
We present a short review of the theory of weak measurement. This should serve as a map for the theory and an easy way to get familiar with the main results, problems and paradoxes raised by the theory.Quanta 2013; 2: 7–17