Hilbert space computing by analog circuits

Laszlo B. Kish

doi:10.1117/12.488741

8 May 2003 Hilbert space computing by analog circuits

Laszlo B. Kish

Proceedings Volume 5115, Noise and Information in Nanoelectronics, Sensors, and Standards; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.488741
Event: SPIE's First International Symposium on Fluctuations and Noise, 2003, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Abstract

We show that, if time comes when quantum algorithms can be used for universal parallel computation, the "quantum-parallel" computer hardware will most probably be a classical physical system corresponding to a Hilbert space and the actual realization may be the combination of analog and digital circuits. We first point out the practical difficulties of universal quantum computing which may prohibit practical applications as universal computers. Then we show how to apply analog microelectronic circuits to realize the architecture, data processing and parallel computing abilities of quantum computing via Hilbert space computing with analog circuits. Such a Hilbert-space-analog (HSA) computer simulates the Hilbert space and its operators, and it is able to use and test quantum algorithms developed for the real quantum computers. Such a computer would be free of most of the practical difficulties of realizing and running a real quantum computer. This computer can be made universal. It is remarkable that by using the same numbers of transistors as in today's PCs, such a HSA computer can manipulate ~10⁷ analog numbers corresponding to ~22 qubits, simultaneously, by quantum-parallel processing.

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Laszlo B. Kish "Hilbert space computing by analog circuits", Proc. SPIE 5115, Noise and Information in Nanoelectronics, Sensors, and Standards, (8 May 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.488741

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