Quantum Computing Paradigms
PostQuantum.com by Marin Ivezic – Quantum Computing Paradigms and Architectures
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Quantum Computing Paradigms: Quantum Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) & Cluster States
Quantum Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) codes are a class of quantum error-correcting codes characterized by “sparse” parity-check constraints, analogous to classical LDPC codes. In a Quantum LDPC code (which is typically a stabilizer code), each stabilizer generator (parity-check operator) acts on only a small, fixed number of physical qubits, and each…
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Quantum Computing Paradigms: Gate-Based / Universal QC
Quantum computing in the gate-based or circuit model is the most widely pursued paradigm for realizing a universal quantum computer. In this model, computations are carried out by applying sequences of quantum logic gates to qubits (quantum bits), analogous to how classical computers use circuits of logic gates on bits.…
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Quantum Computing Paradigms: Quantum Annealing (QA) & Adiabatic QC (AQC)
Quantum annealing (QA) and adiabatic quantum computing (AQC) are closely related paradigms that use gradual quantum evolution to solve problems. In both approaches, a problem is encoded into a landscape of energy states (a quantum Hamiltonian), and the system is guided to its lowest-energy state which corresponds to the optimal…
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Quantum Computing Paradigms: Quantum Cellular Automata (QCA) in Living Cells
Trapped-ion quantum computing uses individual ions (charged atoms) as qubits. Each ion’s internal quantum state (usually two hyperfine levels of the atom’s electron configuration) serves as |0⟩ and |1⟩. Ions are held in place (suspended in free space) using electromagnetic traps – typically a linear Paul trap that confines ions…
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