Discrete Wigner functions and quantum computational speedup

dc.creatorGalvao, Ernesto F.
dc.date2004-05-13
dc.date2005-04-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:22:50Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:22:50Z
dc.descriptionIn [Phys. Rev. A 70, 062101 (2004)] Gibbons et al. defined a class of discrete Wigner functions W to represent quantum states in a finite Hilbert space dimension d. I characterize a set C_d of states having non-negative W simultaneously in all definitions of W in this class. For d<6 I show C_d is the convex hull of stabilizer states. This supports the conjecture that negativity of W is necessary for exponential speedup in pure-state quantum computation.
dc.description7 pages, 2 figures, RevTeX. v2: clarified discussion on dynamics, added refs., published version
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0405070
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0405070
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. A 71, 042302 (2005)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevA.71.042302
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/96036
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleDiscrete Wigner functions and quantum computational speedup
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