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What is Quantum Computation?

Apoorva Patel

abstract: Quantum computation is a rapidly progressing field today. What are its principles? In what sense is it distinct from conventional computation? What are its advantages and disadvantages? What type of problems can it address? How practical is it to make a quantum computer? I summarise some of the important concepts of quantum computation, in an attempt to answer these questions. A deeper understanding of them would pave the way for future development.

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/9909082
categories:
quant-ph
comments:
Latex, 17 pages, no figures. Invited talk presented at the Indo-French workshop on "Probing Fundamental Problems with Lasers and Cold Atoms", IIA, Bangalore, India, January 1999. To appear in the proceedings. Summary of lectures presented at the "Discussion Meeting on Quantum Computation", JNCASR, Bangalore, India, July 1999
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/9909082
report_no:
CTS-IISc/6-99
created:
1999-09-27

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