Quantum Computing and Quantum Bits in Mesoscopic Systems

Quantum Computing and Quantum Bits in Mesoscopic Systems
Author: Anthony Leggett
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1441990925

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Quantum information science is a new field of science and technology which requires the collaboration of researchers coming from different fields of physics, mathematics, and engineering: both theoretical and applied. Quantum Computing and Quantum Bits in Mesoscopic Systems addresses fundamental aspects of quantum physics, enhancing the connection between the quantum behavior of macroscopic systems and information theory. In addition to theoretical quantum physics, the book comprehensively explores practical implementation of quantum computing and information processing devices. On the experimental side, this book reports on recent and previous observations of quantum behavior in several physical systems, coherently coupled Bose-Einstein condensates, quantum dots, superconducting quantum interference devices, Cooper pair boxes, and electron pumps in the context of the Josephson effect. In these systems, the book discusses all required steps, from fabrication through characterization to the final basic implementation for quantum computing.

Macroscopic Quantum Coherence and Quantum Computing

Macroscopic Quantum Coherence and Quantum Computing
Author: Dmitri V. Averin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 146151245X

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This volume is an outgrowth of the Second International Workshop on Macroscopic Quantum Coherence and Computing held in Napoli, Italy, in June 2000. This workshop gathered a number of experts from the major Universities and Research Institutions of several countries. The choice of the location, which recognizes the role and the traditions of Naples in this field, guaranteed the participants a stimulating atmosphere. The aim of the workshop has been to report on the recent theoretical and experimental results on the macroscopic quantum coherence of macroscopic systems. Particular attention was devoted to Josephson devices. The correlation with other atomic and molecular systems, exhibiting a macroscopic quantum behaviour, was also discussed. The seminars provided both historical overview and recent theoretical ground on the topic, as well as information on new experimental results relative to the quantum computing area. The first workshop on this topic, held in Napoli in 1998, has been ennobled by important reports on observations of Macroscopic Quantum Coherence in mesoscopic systems. The current workshop proposed, among many stimulating results, the first observations of Macroscopic Quantum Coherence between macroscopically distinct fluxoid states in rf SQUIDs, 20 years after the Leggett's proposal to experimentally test the quantum behavior of macroscopic systems. Reports on observations of quantum behaviour in molecular and magnetic systems, small Josephson devices, quantum dots have also been particularly stimulating in view of the realization of several possible q-bits.

Complexity from Microscopic to Macroscopic Scales: Coherence and Large Deviations

Complexity from Microscopic to Macroscopic Scales: Coherence and Large Deviations
Author: A.T. Skjeltorp
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9401004196

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Many mesoscopic systems display `adaptive' behaviour - changes in some physical property that results from a small change in an internal or external driving force. There is a kind of progression in adaptive phenomena, from quantum mesoscopics to complex, evolved cooperative systems and large scale events like turbulence. The field of mesoscopic magnetism, especially quantum coherence and quantum tunnelling in spin systems, and the coupling between mesoscopic magnetism and mesoscopic transport is currently a very active area of solid state physics. `Dephasing' is an important concept in mesoscopic systems like these. A basic question is the limit at which quantum mechanics breaks down and what it can be replaced with. Another interesting crossover is that between complexity and large excursions or events, with turbulence as a prototype example. The book also contains a discussion of finance. Qualitatively speaking, turbulence and financial markets are apparently similar, so our understanding of turbulence may be relevant to understanding price fluctuations.

Quantum Coherence

Quantum Coherence
Author: Walter Pötz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2006-02-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783540300854

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Quantum coherence plays a crucial role in various forms of matter. The thriving field of quantum information as well as unconventional approaches to using mesoscopic systems in future optoelectronic devices provide the exciting background for this set of lectures. The lectures originate from the Schladming Winter Schools and are edited to address a broad readership ranging from the graduate student up to the senior scientist.

Quantum Computing in Solid State Systems

Quantum Computing in Solid State Systems
Author: Berardo Ruggiero
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2006-05-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0387311432

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Quantum Computation in Solid State Systems discusses experimental implementation of quantum computing for information processing devices; in particular observations of quantum behavior in several solid state systems are presented. The complementary theoretical contributions provide models of minimizing decoherence in the different systems. Most recent theoretical and experimental results on macroscopic quantum coherence of mesoscopic systems, as well as the realization of solid-state qubits and quantum gates are discussed. Particular attention is given to coherence effects in Josephson devices. Other solid state systems---including quantum dots, optical, ion, and spin devices---are also discussed.

New Directions in Mesoscopic Physics (Towards Nanoscience)

New Directions in Mesoscopic Physics (Towards Nanoscience)
Author: R. Fazio
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400710216

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An introduction and comprehensive survey of the main issues in mesosocopic physics. Topics covered include quantum Hall effects, transport through quantum wires and dots, coherence in mesoscopic systems, spintronics, disordered systems, and solid state quantum computation. Some contributions are dedicated to the connections between nanoscience and biophysics and quantum optics. Although the topics mentioned have many aspects in common, they span a wide area of physics. It is therefore especially important to provide a broad view of this rapidly expanding field. Thanks to the excellent presentations, the book will be found suitable both for young researchers who want to enter the field and stimulating for more experienced scientists.

Quantum Phenomena in Mesoscopic Systems

Quantum Phenomena in Mesoscopic Systems
Author: B. Altshuler
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2004-01-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1614990077

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This book is a snapshot of the vision shared by outstanding scientists on the key theoretical and experimental issues in Mesoscopic Physics. Quantum properties of electrons in solid state devices and transport in semiconducting and superconducting low-dimensional systems, are discussed, as well as the basis of quantum computing (entanglement, noise decoherence and read-out). Each chapter collects the material presented at a Varenna School course of last year, by leading experts in the field. The reader gets a flavor, how theorists and experimentalists are paving the way to the physical realization of solid state qubits, the basic units of the new logic and memory elements for quantum processing. He will be surprised in finding that mesoscopic solid state devices, which were invented just yesterday ( think of the Single Electron Transistor, or the Cooper Pair Box) are currently used as charge-sensing applications in the equipment of frontier research laboratories. These devices contribute as probing systems to produce evidence on still unsettled questions in topics like the metal-insulator transition in disordered two dimensional systems, quantum Hall conductance in heterostructures, or Kondo conductance in quantum dots.