Computational Methods for Simulating Quantum Computers
arXiv:quant-ph/0406210
The paper reviews numerical algorithms and software tools for simulating quantum computers, covering basic concepts, quantum algorithms, and example simulations of both ideal and physical quantum computer models.
Abstract
This review gives a survey of numerical algorithms and software to simulate quantum computers. It covers the basic concepts of quantum computation and quantum algorithms and includes a few examples that illustrate the use of simulation software for ideal and physical models of quantum computers.
Published in: Handbook of Theoretical and Computational Nanotechnology Vol. 3: Quantum and molecular computing, quantum simulations, Chapter 1, pp. 2 - 48, M. Rieth and W. Schommers eds.,American Scientific Publisher, Los Angeles (2006)