Is adiabatic quantum computation an example of universal quantum computation?
Adiabatic quantum computation (AQC) is indeed an example of universal quantum computation within the realm of quantum information processing. In the landscape of quantum computing models, universal quantum computation refers to the ability to perform any quantum computation efficiently given enough resources. Adiabatic quantum computation is a paradigm that offers a different approach to quantum
What evidence do we have that suggests BQP might be more powerful than classical polynomial time, and what are some examples of problems believed to be in BQP but not in BPP?
One of the fundamental questions in quantum complexity theory is whether quantum computers can solve certain problems more efficiently than classical computers. The class of problems that can be efficiently solved by a quantum computer is known as BQP (Bounded-error Quantum Polynomial time), which is analogous to the class of problems that can be efficiently
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How does a cellular automaton model capture the concept of computation in nature?
A cellular automaton (CA) model is a discrete computational model that consists of a grid of cells, each of which can be in a finite number of states. The state of each cell evolves over discrete time steps according to a set of local rules that depend on the states of neighboring cells. This simple