Simulating quantum systems on a quantum computer

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 454, Issue 1969, 1998, Pages 313-322

  Zalka, Christof ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy spectrum; Fermionic field theories; One dimensional particle; Quantum computers; Simulated decay

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542405949     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1998.0162     Document Type: Article

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