Theoretical Physics(DTP)
Physique théorique (DPT)
Randy KOBES
University of Winnipeg
Exploring Paths in Adiabatic Quantum Computing
Many systems, such as quantum computers, can be formulated in terms of networks of a large number of coupled two-level quantum systems. Due to the complex interactions, however, it is difficult to infer general properties about the evolution of the system. In such cases it is often useful to consider the behaviour of the system when a degree of randomness is introduced in the interactions, the hope being that, when averaged over large classes of randomness, some qualitative information about the evolution of the system can be deduced. Here we describe one such study, with particular emphasis on seeing the difference between short and long range interactions.