Efficient algorithms for universal quantum simulation

  • Authors:
  • Barry C. Sanders

  • Affiliations:
  • Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • Venue:
  • RC'13 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Reversible Computation
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

A universal quantum simulator would enable efficient simulation of quantum dynamics by implementing quantum-simulation algorithms on a quantum computer. Specifically the quantum simulator would efficiently generate qubit-string states that closely approximate physical states obtained from a broad class of dynamical evolutions. I provide an overview of theoretical research into universal quantum simulators and the strategies for minimizing computational space and time costs. Applications to simulating many-body quantum simulation and solving linear equations are discussed