Questions tagged [algorithms]
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Explanation of relaxation method for Laplace's equation?
Currently reading through Introduction to Electrodynamics (4th Edition) by Griffiths. I'm trying to wrap my head around Laplace's Equation, here are a couple quotes that I'd like to understand a bit ...
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Shor's algorithm - why doesn't the final collapse of the auxiliary qubits cripple the computation?
Let's look at quantum subroutine of Shor's algorithm (image source):
Hadamard gates create superposition of all (exponential number) values for input qubits.
Then we perform a classical function ...
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How to calculate the maximal Lyapunov exponent(s) of a multidimensional system?
I've been reading up about Lyapunov exponents for a university group project on chaos theory and I'm a little confused as to how they are calculated for a system of multiple dimensions.
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Upper bounding the Kolmogorov Complexity of the Standard Model
The Kolmogorov complexity of a hypothesis/theory/model is the shortest computer program that simulates it, regardless of how inefficient executing that program may be in terms of memory and time. I'm ...
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Numerical Ising Model - Wolff algorithm and correlations
I'm doing some numerical Monte Carlo analysis on the 2 dimensional Ising model at the critical point. I was using the Metropolis 'single flip' evolution at first with success, though it suffers from ...
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Quantum XOR: How do you generalize it?
Consider the classical XOR Gate:
Given a 2 bit system: $G = [u_1, u_2]$
$$XOR(G) = (u_1 + u_2) \ mod \ 2$$
Is the following a good generalizaiton of a Quantum XOR Gate:
Given a 2-qubit system: $...
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Deutsch's Algorithm. Unitary Transform $U_f$
I'm studying Deutsch's algorithm and I keep coming across the phrase along the lines of "There is a unitary transform (a sequence of quantum gates) $U_f$ that transforms the state $|x\rangle |y\rangle ...
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Is estimation partition functions without resorting to markov chain monte carlo still an open question?
I was told estimation of partition functions without resorting to MCMC was still an open question in physics about a year and a half ago. An example is that say you have some physical model that ...
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Can I state that $\Psi (x_1, \dots , x_n,t)= \sum_{i=1}^n a_i \psi (x_i,t) $ via superposition?
Given that the hamiltonian $\hat H$ of a system is a linear operator and $\dot \psi (x_i,t)$ does not depend on spatial coordinates $x_1, ..., x_n$ with bases $\hat e_1, ... , \hat e_n$ can I state ...
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Shor's algorithm - its causality and similar exploitation of QM?
Shor's algorithm is rather the most interesting quantum algorithm as it shifts a problem which is believed to need exponential classical time, to polynomial time for quantum computer, additionally ...
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Shor's algorithm with adversary - can (delayed) erasure of value qubits cripple calculations?
Let's look at quantum subroutine of Shor's algorithm:
Hadamard gates create superposition of all (exponential number) values for input qubits.
Then we perform a classical function on them, which is ...
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