Quantum computers are one of the next technological steps in modern computer science.
Some of the relevant questions that arise when it comes to the implementation of quantum
operations (as building blocks in a quantum algorithm) or the simulation of quantum systems
are studied.
Numerical results are gathered for variety of systems, e.g. NMR systems, Josephson junctions and others.
To study quantum operations
(e.g. the quantum fourier transform, SWAP operations or multiply-controlled NOT operations)
on systems containing many qubits, a parallel C++ code was developed and optimised.
In addition to performing high quality operations, a closer look was given to the minimal times required
to implement certain
quantum operations. These times represent an interesting quantity for the experimenter as well as for the mathematician.
The former tries to fight dissipative effects with fast implementations, while the latter draws conclusions
in the form of analytical solutions.
Dissipative effects can even be included in the optimisation. The resulting solutions are relaxation and time optimised.
For systems containing 3 linearly coupled spin-1/2-qubits, analytical solutions
are known for several problems, e.g. indirect Ising couplings and trilinear operations.
A further study was made to investigate whether there exists a
sufficient set of criteria to identify systems with dynamics which are
invertible under local operations.
Finally, a full quantum algorithm to distinguish between two knots was implemented on a spin-1/2-system. All
operations for this experiment were calculated analytically.
The experimental results coincide with the theoretical expectations.
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Quantum computers are one of the next technological steps in modern computer science.
Some of the relevant questions that arise when it comes to the implementation of quantum
operations (as building blocks in a quantum algorithm) or the simulation of quantum systems
are studied.
Numerical results are gathered for variety of systems, e.g. NMR systems, Josephson junctions and others.
To study quantum operations
(e.g. the quantum fourier transform, SWAP operations or multiply-con...
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