Chaotic Roots of the Modular Multiplication Dynamical System in Shor's Algorithm

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Hauptverfasser: Patoary, Abu Musa, Vikram, Amit, Shou, Laura, Galitski, Victor
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author Patoary, Abu Musa
Vikram, Amit
Shou, Laura
Galitski, Victor
author_facet Patoary, Abu Musa
Vikram, Amit
Shou, Laura
Galitski, Victor
contents Shor's factoring algorithm, believed to provide an exponential speedup over classical computation, relies on finding the period of an exactly periodic quantum modular multiplication operator. This exact periodicity is the hallmark of an integrable system, which is paradoxical from the viewpoint of quantum chaos, given that the classical limit of the modular multiplication operator is a highly chaotic system that occupies the "maximally random" Bernoulli level of the classical ergodic hierarchy. In this work, we approach this apparent paradox from a quantum dynamical systems viewpoint, and consider whether signatures of ergodicity and chaos may indeed be encoded in such an "integrable" quantization of a chaotic system. We show that Shor's modular multiplication operator, in specific cases, can be written as a superposition of quantized A-baker's maps exhibiting more typical signatures of quantum chaos and ergodicity. This work suggests that the integrability of Shor's modular multiplication operator may stem from the interference of other "chaotic" quantizations of the same family of maps, and paves the way for deeper studies on the interplay of integrability, ergodicity and chaos in and via quantum algorithms.
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spellingShingle Chaotic Roots of the Modular Multiplication Dynamical System in Shor's Algorithm
Patoary, Abu Musa
Vikram, Amit
Shou, Laura
Galitski, Victor
Quantum Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Physics
Chaotic Dynamics
Shor's factoring algorithm, believed to provide an exponential speedup over classical computation, relies on finding the period of an exactly periodic quantum modular multiplication operator. This exact periodicity is the hallmark of an integrable system, which is paradoxical from the viewpoint of quantum chaos, given that the classical limit of the modular multiplication operator is a highly chaotic system that occupies the "maximally random" Bernoulli level of the classical ergodic hierarchy. In this work, we approach this apparent paradox from a quantum dynamical systems viewpoint, and consider whether signatures of ergodicity and chaos may indeed be encoded in such an "integrable" quantization of a chaotic system. We show that Shor's modular multiplication operator, in specific cases, can be written as a superposition of quantized A-baker's maps exhibiting more typical signatures of quantum chaos and ergodicity. This work suggests that the integrability of Shor's modular multiplication operator may stem from the interference of other "chaotic" quantizations of the same family of maps, and paves the way for deeper studies on the interplay of integrability, ergodicity and chaos in and via quantum algorithms.
title Chaotic Roots of the Modular Multiplication Dynamical System in Shor's Algorithm
topic Quantum Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Physics
Chaotic Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.16446