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QUBIT VERSUS BIT. Lev Vaidman. Zion Mitrani Amir Kalev. Phys. Rev. Lett. 92 , 217902 (2004),. quant-ph/0406024. 23 August 2004, Cambridge. BIT. QUBIT. q, f. BIT. QUBIT. q, f. TO WRITE q, f. TO WRITE 0, 1. TO READ 0, 1. TO READ 0, 1. NO!. N. N. N. N. N. N/2.
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QUBITVERSUSBIT Lev Vaidman Zion Mitrani Amir Kalev Phys. Rev. Lett.92, 217902 (2004), quant-ph/0406024 23 August 2004, Cambridge
BIT QUBIT q, f
BIT QUBIT q, f TO WRITE q, f TO WRITE 0, 1 TO READ 0, 1 TO READ 0, 1 NO!
N N N N N N/2 DENSE CODING N/2 N N KNOWN QUBITS
Teleportation 2 BITS UNKNOWN QUBIT
Teleportation 2 BITS UNKNOWN QUBIT 2
We cannot store and retrieve more than one bit in a qubit HOLEVO What can we do with a qubit that we cannot do with a bit?
We cannot store and retrieve more than one bit in a qubit HOLEVO What can we do with a qubit that we cannot do with a bit? Tasks with 2 possible outcomes We know ? or
We cannot store and retrieve more than one bit in a qubit HOLEVO What can we do with a qubit that we cannot do with a bit? Tasks with 2 possible outcomes We know ? or
We cannot store and retrieve more than one bit in a qubit HOLEVO What can we do with a qubit that we cannot do with a bit? Tasks with 2 possible outcomes We know ? or
Measurement of the parity of the integral of a classical field Galvao and Hardy,Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 087902 (2003)
Measurement of the integral of a classical field B A Binary representation of I . … 1 0 1 . . . . .
. . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0 … 1 0 1
What can we do with bits passing one at a time? B or A • We can “write” a real number in a bit as the probability of its flip
Uncertainty in measurement with bits Optimization for The number of bits for finding is
Uncertainty in measurement with bits Optimization for The number of bits for finding is is The number of qubits for finding Quantum method yields precise result for integerI if
Measurement of the integral of a classical field B A N qubits
Measurement of the integral of a classical field B A N entangled qubits Peres and Scudo PRL 86 4160 (2001)
But the digital method works much better! B A . . . . . .
Quantum uncertainty Classical uncertainty
Information about I in N qubits is in Can we use a single particle in a superposition of N different states instead? . . . . . . . . .
No. Hilbert space is too small: Information about I in N qubits is in Can we use a single particle in a superposition of N different states instead? . . . . . . . . .
Measurement of the integral of a classical field with a single particle in a superposition of states
Measurement of the integral of a classical field with a single particle in a superposition of states
Measurement of the integral of a classical field with a single particle in a superposition of states Measurement yields
N qubits Single particle Binary representation of k
N qubits Single particle Binary representation of k Interaction
N qubits Single particle states
Quantum methods Measurement of the integral of a classical field with N bits running together B A
How to read a string of length out of strings using a single particle?
How to read a string of length out of strings using a single particle? 1 0
How to read a string of length out of strings using a single particle? 1 0 Bits instead We need at least