The Universality of the Quantum Fourier Transform in Forming the Basis of Quantum Computing Algorithms

dc.creatorBowden, Charles M.
dc.creatorChen, Goong
dc.creatorDiao, Zijian
dc.creatorKlappenecker, Andreas
dc.date2000-07-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:00:32Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:00:32Z
dc.descriptionThe quantum Fourier transform (QFT) is a powerful tool in quantum computing. The main ingredients of QFT are formed by the Walsh-Hadamard transform H and phase shifts P(.), both of which are 2x2 unitary matrices as operators on the two-dimensional 1-qubit space. In this paper, we show that H and P(.) suffice to generate the unitary group U(2) and, consequently, through controlled-U operations and their concatenations, the entire unitary group U(2^n) on n-qubits can be generated. Since any quantum computing algorithm in an n-qubit quantum computer is based on operations by matrices in U(2^n), in this sense we have the universality of the QFT.
dc.description12 pages, 3 figures, submitted to SIAM Journal on Computing
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0007122
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0007122
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/88997
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleThe Universality of the Quantum Fourier Transform in Forming the Basis of Quantum Computing Algorithms
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