Calculation of $\pi$ on the IBM quantum computer and the accuracy of one-qubit operations

Abstract

A quantum algorithm for the calculation of $\pi$ is proposed and implemented on the five-qubit IBM quantum computer with superconducting qubits. We find $\pi =3.157\pm 0.017$. The error is due to the noise of quantum one-qubit operations and measurements. The results can be used for estimating the errors of the quantum computer and suggest that the errors are purely random.

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