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Erschienen in: Quantum Information Processing 1/2019

01.01.2019

Revisiting integer factorization using closed timelike curves

verfasst von: Soumik Ghosh, Arnab Adhikary, Goutam Paul

Erschienen in: Quantum Information Processing | Ausgabe 1/2019

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Abstract

Closed timelike curves are relativistically valid objects allowing time travel to the past. Treating them as computational objects opens the door to a wide range of results which cannot be achieved using non-relativistic quantum mechanics. Recently, research in classical and quantum computation has focused on effectively harnessing the power of these curves. In particular, Brun (Found Phys Lett 16:245–253, 2003) has shown that CTCs can be utilized to efficiently solve problems like factoring and quantified satisfiability problem. In this paper, we find a flaw in Brun’s algorithm and propose a modified algorithm to circumvent the flaw.

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Metadaten
Titel
Revisiting integer factorization using closed timelike curves
verfasst von
Soumik Ghosh
Arnab Adhikary
Goutam Paul
Publikationsdatum
01.01.2019
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Quantum Information Processing / Ausgabe 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1570-0755
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-1332
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-018-2130-4

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