International Journal of Modern Physics C

A QUANTUM NEURAL NETWORK MODEL

M. Andrecut, Mazhar Ali

Published Jan 1, 2002• 23 citations

Abstract

We present the algorithms necessary for the implementation of a quantum neural network with learning and classification tasks. A complete implementation for the classification and learning algorithms is given in terms of unitary quantum gates. Such a quantum neural network can be used to perform complex classification tasks or to solve the general problem of binary mapping.

DOI: 10.1142/s0129183102002948

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