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Topological quantum computing with only one mobile quasiparticle.

S H Simon1, N E Bonesteel, M H Freedman

  • 1Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, 700 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|April 12, 2006
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Topological quantum computers use quasiparticle braiding for computation. This study shows braiding n quasiparticles can be simplified to moving one quasiparticle around n-1 fixed ones.

Area of Science:

  • Quantum Computation
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Topological Quantum Computing

Background:

  • Topological quantum computers leverage quasiparticle braiding in 2D systems for universal computation.
  • Braiding world lines in 2+1 spacetime forms the basis of quantum algorithms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a simplified method for performing quantum computations using topological braiding.
  • To reduce the complexity of braiding operations in topological quantum computing.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical analysis of braiding operations involving multiple quasiparticles.
  • Investigating the equivalence between braiding n identical quasiparticles and manipulating a single quasiparticle.

Main Results:

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  • Any quantum computation achievable by braiding n identical quasiparticles can be performed by moving a single quasiparticle.
  • This simplification involves n-1 fixed identical quasiparticles.

Conclusions:

  • The findings offer a more efficient approach to implementing quantum computations in topological systems.
  • This simplification could potentially reduce the experimental overhead for topological quantum computers.