Spin Glass: A Bridge between quantum computation and statistical mechanics

Abstract

We show two fascinating topics lying between quantum information processing and statistical mechanics. First, we introduce an elaborated technique, the surface code, to prepare the particular quantum state with robustness against decoherence. Second, we show another interesting technique to employ quantum nature, quantum annealing. Through both of the topics, we would shed light on the birth of the interdisciplinary field between quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics.

To appear in "Lectures on Quantum Computing, Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics," Kinki University Series on Quantum Computing (World Scientific, 2012)

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