AQM: A Refresh of the Abstract Qubit Model for Quantum Computing Co-design

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Auteurs principaux: Liu, Chenxu, Stein, Samuel A., Zheng, Muqing, Ang, James, Li, Ang
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Publié: 2024
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author Liu, Chenxu
Stein, Samuel A.
Zheng, Muqing
Ang, James
Li, Ang
author_facet Liu, Chenxu
Stein, Samuel A.
Zheng, Muqing
Ang, James
Li, Ang
contents Qubits are the fundamental building blocks of quantum information science and applications, whose concept is widely utilized in both quantum physics and quantum computation. While the significance of qubits and their implementation in physical devices have been extensively examined, now is the right time to revisit this understanding. In this paper, we introduce an abstract qubit model (AQM), offering a mathematical framework for higher-level algorithms and applications, and setting forth criteria for lower-level physical devices to enable quantum computation. We first provide a comprehensive definition of "qubits", regarded as the foundational principle for quantum computing algorithms (bottom-up support), and examine their requisites for devices (top-down demand). We then investigate the feasibility of relaxing specific requirements, thereby broadening device support while considering techniques that tradeoff extra costs to counterbalance this relaxation. Lastly, we delve into the quantum applications that only require partial support of "qubits", and discuss the physical systems with limited support of the AQM but remain valuable in quantum applications. AQM may serve as an intermediate interface between quantum algorithms and devices, facilitating quantum algorithm-device co-design.
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spellingShingle AQM: A Refresh of the Abstract Qubit Model for Quantum Computing Co-design
Liu, Chenxu
Stein, Samuel A.
Zheng, Muqing
Ang, James
Li, Ang
Quantum Physics
Qubits are the fundamental building blocks of quantum information science and applications, whose concept is widely utilized in both quantum physics and quantum computation. While the significance of qubits and their implementation in physical devices have been extensively examined, now is the right time to revisit this understanding. In this paper, we introduce an abstract qubit model (AQM), offering a mathematical framework for higher-level algorithms and applications, and setting forth criteria for lower-level physical devices to enable quantum computation. We first provide a comprehensive definition of "qubits", regarded as the foundational principle for quantum computing algorithms (bottom-up support), and examine their requisites for devices (top-down demand). We then investigate the feasibility of relaxing specific requirements, thereby broadening device support while considering techniques that tradeoff extra costs to counterbalance this relaxation. Lastly, we delve into the quantum applications that only require partial support of "qubits", and discuss the physical systems with limited support of the AQM but remain valuable in quantum applications. AQM may serve as an intermediate interface between quantum algorithms and devices, facilitating quantum algorithm-device co-design.
title AQM: A Refresh of the Abstract Qubit Model for Quantum Computing Co-design
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.11329