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EPSRC Reference: GR/S30818/01
Title: Modelling Irreversible Quantum Computation
Principal Investigator: Altenkirch, Dr T
Other Investigators:
Belavkin, Professor V
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Department: School of Computer Science
Organisation: University of Nottingham
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 01 October 2003 Ends: 30 September 2006 Value (£): 59,387
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Algebra & Geometry Fundamentals of Computing
Mathematical Physics Quantum Optics & Information
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Our goal is to build a high level model of irreversible quantum computations using tools from category theory which is sound from a physical poi view. The emphasis on irreversible quantum processes arises independently in the mathematical modeling of quantum physics and In recent re on computational models of quantum computing.The structure of this model will give a rise to a high level programming language. Using this language quantum computations can be studied wi having to refer to low level semantics all the time - we hope that this will give rise to new potential applications of quantum computers. From a computational point of view irreversibly of quantum computations is essential for a natural high level structure (i.e. to establish the existence of t order computations and recursion) and it is natural from the view of quantum information theory.
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