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Majorana-Based Fermionic Quantum Computation.

T E O'Brien¹, P Rożek^2,3, A R Akhmerov³

¹Instituut-Lorentz, Universiteit Leiden, P.O. Box 9506, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands.

Physical Review Letters

|June 16, 2018

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This study introduces a novel architecture for quantum computing using Majorana zero modes, enabling universal fermionic quantum computation with fewer modes and lower overhead for quantum chemistry simulations.

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Area of Science:

Quantum Computing
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Information Science

Background:

Majorana zero modes offer inherent noise protection for quantum information storage.
They are a promising candidate for building fault-tolerant quantum computers.
Current implementations often require significant resources for encoding quantum degrees of freedom.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a new architecture for universal fermionic quantum computation.
To reduce the number of Majorana modes required for encoding fermionic degrees of freedom.
To enable efficient quantum simulations for quantum chemistry.

Main Methods:

Utilizing the nonlocal, noise-protected properties of Majorana zero modes.
Developing an architecture that encodes fermionic degrees of freedom using only two Majorana modes.
Implementing quantum algorithms such as coupled cluster variational quantum eigensolver and quantum phase estimation.
Avoiding the Jordan-Wigner transformation for reduced computational overhead.

Main Results:

Demonstrated a method for universal fermionic quantum computation with enhanced noise protection.
Achieved encoding of a fermionic quantum degree of freedom with only two Majorana modes, a significant reduction from four modes for spin degrees of freedom.
Enabled efficient simulation of the Trotterized Hubbard Hamiltonian in O(1) time per unitary step.
Successfully demonstrated magic state distillation for a universal set of topologically protected fermionic quantum gates.

Conclusions:

The proposed architecture offers a more resource-efficient approach to fermionic quantum computation.
This method significantly lowers the overhead for key quantum algorithms used in quantum chemistry.
The development paves the way for more feasible and robust quantum simulations and gate implementations.