Symmetry constraints on temporal order in measurement-based quantum computation
We discuss the interdependence of resource state, measurement setting and temporal order in measurement-based quantum computation. The possible temporal orders of measurement events are constrained by the principle that the randomness inherent in quantum measurement should not affect the outcome of...
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Published in | Information and computation Vol. 250; pp. 115 - 138 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier Inc
01.10.2016
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Summary: | We discuss the interdependence of resource state, measurement setting and temporal order in measurement-based quantum computation. The possible temporal orders of measurement events are constrained by the principle that the randomness inherent in quantum measurement should not affect the outcome of the computation. We provide a classification for all temporal relations among measurement events compatible with a given initial stabilizer state and measurement setting, in terms of a matroid. Conversely, we show that classical processing relations necessary for turning the local measurement outcomes into computational output determine the resource state and measurement setting up to local equivalence. Further, we find a symmetry transformation related to local complementation that leaves the temporal relations invariant. |
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ISSN: | 0890-5401 1090-2651 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ic.2016.02.010 |