On the role of coherence for quantum computational advantage

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Autori principali: Thomas, Hugo, Emeriau, Pierre-Emmanuel, Mezher, Rawad, Kashefi, Elham, Ollivier, Harold, Chabaud, Ulysse
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Thomas, Hugo
Emeriau, Pierre-Emmanuel
Mezher, Rawad
Kashefi, Elham
Ollivier, Harold
Chabaud, Ulysse
author_facet Thomas, Hugo
Emeriau, Pierre-Emmanuel
Mezher, Rawad
Kashefi, Elham
Ollivier, Harold
Chabaud, Ulysse
contents Quantifying the resources available to a quantum computer appears to be necessary to separate quantum from classical computation. Among them, entanglement, nonstabilizerness and coherence are arguably of great significance. We introduce path coherence as a measure of the coherent paths interferences arising in a quantum computation. Leveraging the sum-over-paths formalism, we obtain a classical algorithm for estimating quantum transition amplitudes, the complexity of which scales with path coherence. As path coherence relates to the hardness of classical estimation of quantum transition amplitudes, it provides a new perspective on the role of coherence in quantum computational advantage. Beyond their fundamental significance, our results have practical applications for simulating large classes of quantum computations with classical computers.
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spellingShingle On the role of coherence for quantum computational advantage
Thomas, Hugo
Emeriau, Pierre-Emmanuel
Mezher, Rawad
Kashefi, Elham
Ollivier, Harold
Chabaud, Ulysse
Quantum Physics
Quantifying the resources available to a quantum computer appears to be necessary to separate quantum from classical computation. Among them, entanglement, nonstabilizerness and coherence are arguably of great significance. We introduce path coherence as a measure of the coherent paths interferences arising in a quantum computation. Leveraging the sum-over-paths formalism, we obtain a classical algorithm for estimating quantum transition amplitudes, the complexity of which scales with path coherence. As path coherence relates to the hardness of classical estimation of quantum transition amplitudes, it provides a new perspective on the role of coherence in quantum computational advantage. Beyond their fundamental significance, our results have practical applications for simulating large classes of quantum computations with classical computers.
title On the role of coherence for quantum computational advantage
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.07024