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Quantized Three-Ion-Channel Neuron Model for Neural Action Potentials

Tasio Gonzalez-Raya, Enrique Solano, and Mikel Sanz,

Quantum 4, 224 (2020).

The Hodgkin-Huxley model describes the conduction of the nervous impulse through the axon, whose membrane's electric response can be described employing multiple connected electric circuits…

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From estimation of quantum probabilities to simulation of quantum circuits

Hakop Pashayan, Stephen D. Bartlett, and David Gross,

Quantum 4, 223 (2020).

Investigating the classical simulability of quantum circuits provides a promising avenue towards understanding the computational power of quantum systems. Whether a class of quantum circuits…

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Ideal Projective Measurements Have Infinite Resource Costs

Yelena Guryanova, Nicolai Friis, and Marcus Huber,

Quantum 4, 222 (2020).

We show that it is impossible to perform ideal projective measurements on quantum systems using finite resources. We identify three fundamental features of ideal projective measurements and…

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Quantum algorithms and lower bounds for convex optimization

Shouvanik Chakrabarti, Andrew M. Childs, Tongyang Li, and Xiaodi Wu,

Quantum 4, 221 (2020).

While recent work suggests that quantum computers can speed up the solution of semidefinite programs, little is known about the quantum complexity of more general convex optimization. We pre…

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Convex optimization using quantum oracles

Joran van Apeldoorn, András Gilyén, Sander Gribling, and Ronald de Wolf,

Quantum 4, 220 (2020).

We study to what extent quantum algorithms can speed up solving convex optimization problems. Following the classical literature we assume access to a convex set via various oracles, and we…

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Hypergraph framework for irreducible noncontextuality inequalities from logical proofs of the Kochen-Specker theorem

Ravi Kunjwal,

Quantum 4, 219 (2020).

Kochen-Specker (KS) theorem reveals the inconsistency between quantum theory and any putative underlying model of it satisfying the constraint of KS-noncontextuality. A logical proof of the…

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The ZX calculus is a language for surface code lattice surgery

Niel de Beaudrap and Dominic Horsman,

Quantum 4, 218 (2020).

A leading choice of error correction for scalable quantum computing is the surface code with lattice surgery. The basic lattice surgery operations, the merging and splitting of logical qubit…

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Homotopical approach to quantum contextuality

Cihan Okay and Robert Raussendorf,

Quantum 4, 217 (2020).

We consider the phenomenon of quantum mechanical contextuality, and specifically parity-based proofs thereof. Mermin’s square and star are representative examples. Part of the information in…

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Parameter regimes for surpassing the PLOB bound with error-corrected qudit repeaters

Daniel Miller, Timo Holz, Hermann Kampermann, and Dagmar Bruß,

Quantum 3, 216 (2019).

A potential quantum internet would open up the possibility of realizing numerous new applications, including provably secure communication. Since losses of photons limit long-distance, direc…

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Optimizing Quantum Error Correction Codes with Reinforcement Learning

Hendrik Poulsen Nautrup, Nicolas Delfosse, Vedran Dunjko, Hans J. Briegel, and Nicolai Friis,

Quantum 3, 215 (2019).

Quantum error correction is widely thought to be the key to fault-tolerant quantum computation. However, determining the most suited encoding for unknown error channels or specific laborator…

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An initialization strategy for addressing barren plateaus in parametrized quantum circuits

Edward Grant, Leonard Wossnig, Mateusz Ostaszewski, and Marcello Benedetti,

Quantum 3, 214 (2019).

Parametrized quantum circuits initialized with random initial parameter values are characterized by barren plateaus where the gradient becomes exponentially small in the number of qubits. In…

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Exact Markovian and non-Markovian time dynamics in waveguide QED: collective interactions, bound states in continuum, superradiance and subradiance

Fatih Dinc, İlke Ercan, and Agata M. Brańczyk,

Quantum 3, 213 (2019).

We develop a formalism for modelling $exact$ time dynamics in waveguide quantum electrodynamics (QED) using the real-space approach. The formalism does not assume any specific configuration of…

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A Silicon Surface Code Architecture Resilient Against Leakage Errors

Zhenyu Cai, Michael A. Fogarty, Simon Schaal, Sofia Patomäki, Simon C. Benjamin, and John J. L. Morton,

Quantum 3, 212 (2019).

Spin qubits in silicon quantum dots are one of the most promising building blocks for large scale quantum computers thanks to their high qubit density and compatibility with the existing sem…

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Exploring the limits of no backwards in time signalling

Yelena Guryanova, Ralph Silva, Anthony J. Short, Paul Skrzypczyk, Nicolas Brunner, and Sandu Popescu,

Quantum 3, 211 (2019).

We present an operational and model-independent framework to investigate the concept of no-backwards-in-time signalling. We define no-backwards-in-time signalling conditions, closely related…

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Graded-index optical fiber emulator of an interacting three-atom system: illumination control of particle statistics and classical non-separability

M.A. Garcia-March, N.L. Harshman, H. da Silva, T. Fogarty, Th. Busch, M. Lewenstein, and A. Ferrando,

Quantum 3, 210 (2019).

We show that a system of three trapped ultracold and strongly interacting atoms in one-dimension can be emulated using an optical fiber with a graded-index profile and thin metallic slabs. W…

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An information-theoretic treatment of quantum dichotomies

Francesco Buscemi, David Sutter, and Marco Tomamichel,

Quantum 3, 209 (2019).

Given two pairs of quantum states, we want to decide if there exists a quantum channel that transforms one pair into the other. The theory of quantum statistical comparison and quantum relat…

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