A short introduction to Quantum Computing, regarded as a paradigm of “parallel computing based on exterior algebras”, is presented from the point of view of its main algorithms including the primitive functions, the compositional schemes and the input and output data coding. In this study the Exterior Algebra notation is used in lieu of the more conventional Dirac’s ket notation. The basic notions of Exterior Algebra and Hilbert Spaces are sketched in order to show the qubits as points in the unit circle in the two‐dimensional complex Hilbert space H1, and any word consisting of qubits as a point in the unit sphere of a external product of H1. The computing procedure is illustrated through the classical Deutsch‐Josza’s algorithm, followed by the quantum algorithm to compute the Discrete Fourier Transform in linear time and the famous polynomial‐time Shor’s Algorithm for integer factorization. Finally, basic notions in Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Communication Complexity are discussed.
A short introduction to Quantum Computing, regarded as a paradigm of “parallel computing based on exterior algebras”, is presented from the point of view of its main algorithms including the primitive functions, the compositional schemes and the input and output data coding. In this study the Exterior Algebra notation is used in lieu of the more conventional Dirac’s ket notation. The basic notions of Exterior Algebra and Hilbert Spaces are sketched in order to show the qubits as points in the unit circle in the two‐dimensional complex Hilbert space H1, and any word consisting of qubits as a point in the unit sphere of a external product of H1. The computing procedure is illustrated through the classical Deutsch‐Josza’s algorithm, followed by the quantum algorithm to compute the Discrete Fourier Transform in linear time and the famous polynomial‐time Shor’s Algorithm for integer factorization. Finally, basic notions in Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Communication Complexity are discussed.
In this paper, we briefly review the basic concepts of quantum computation, entanglement, quantum cryptography and quantum fourier transform. Quantum algorithms like Deutsch Jozsa, Shor’s factorization and Grover’s data search are developed using fourier transform and quantum computation concepts to build quantum computers. Researchers are finding a way to build quantum computer that works more efficiently than classical computer. Among the standard well known algorithms in the field of quantum computation and communication we describe mathematically Deutsch Jozsa algorithm in detail for 2 and 3 qubits. Calculation of balanced and unbalanced states is shown in the mathematical description of the algorithm.
Quantum computation is, at bottom, a branch of applied algebra and functional analysis: the state of a quantum register is a unit vector in a finite-dimensional complex Hilbert space, computation is the action of the unitary group on that space, and the structure of the most important quantum algorithms is dictated by the representation theory of finite and continuous groups. This paper develops the mathematical scaffolding of the field from first principles and uses it to explain why quantum computers can outperform classical ones. We review complex inner-product spaces, self-adjoint and unitary operators, the spectral theorem, and the tensor-product construction that gives rise to entanglement and the exponential dimension of the state space. We then describe the qubit and its geometry, the group-theoretic classification of quantum gates (the special unitary groups, the Pauli and Clifford groups, and their Lie-algebraic generators), and the universality results that justify finite gate sets together with the Solovay–Kitaev theorem. With this apparatus we analyse the quantum Fourier transform, phase estimation, and the hidden subgroup problem, showing how Shor’s factoring algorithm, Grover’s search, and the quantum linear-systems algorithm arise as instances of a small number of algebraic templates. Finally we treat the stabilizer formalism of quantum error correction—where finite abelian groups over GF(2) play the central role—and the variational, near-term (NISQ) algorithms that dominate current practice. Throughout, the emphasis is on the algebraic invariants that make quantum speed-ups possible.
Quantum computing uses quantum-mechanical principles to enable new models of computation bexond the classical paradigm. This article presents an accessible introduction to the mathematical and conceptual foundations of quantum computing, covering qubits, quantum gates, multi-qubit systems, entanglement, and measurement. The gate-based computation model and quantum circuits are introduced, together with key notations such as universality and reversibility. As an illustrative example, the Deutsch-Josza algorithm is discussed to demonstrate how quantum algorithm can be constucted. The article concludes with a brief overview of the current state and challenges of quantum computing.
“An Introduction to Quantum Algorithms” provides an introduction to quantum algorithms, starting with the fundamentals of quantum computing. It covers the basics of quantum mechanics, the potential for quantum speedup, and the challenges and limitations of quantum computing. The chapter also highlights the key differences between classical and quantum computing, focusing on concepts such as bits and qubits, quantum measurement, superposition, and qubit properties, with a detailed explanation of qubit states on the Bloch sphere. Additionally, it explores quantum gates and algorithms, including single-qubit and multiple-qubit gates, the Quantum Fourier Transform (QFT), and important quantum algorithms such as Shor's algorithm for factoring, Grover's algorithm for searching, and Simon's algorithm for collision finding.
This chapter contains an introduction to the main concepts in quantum computation and entanglement. It starts with a brief introduction to computational complexity and then introduces quantum gates and quantum networks, discussing the universality issue in quantum computation. A review on the main known quantum algorithms follows, including Deutsch's, Deutsch-Jozsa's, Grover's and Shor's algorithms. The basic concepts in the theory of quantum error correction are then reviewed. The second part of the chapter is devoted to entanglement. It starts by reminding the basic definitions of entanglement and entanglement criteria for bipartite and multipartite systems, and then discusses the role that entanglement plays in the quantum algorithms described before. The chapter ends with short descriptions of NMR quantum computing, the computational model DQC1, and one-way quantum computing.
This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of the foundational principles of quantum computation. It begins by contrasting classical and quantum information, highlighting how quantum bits (qubits) leverage superposition, entanglement, and interference to process information in ways that surpass classical limits. The document explains the four postulates of quantum mechanics: state space (qubits as unit vectors in a Hilbert space), time evolution (via unitary operators), measurement (probabilistic collapse of the state), and composite systems (tensor products of subsystems). Key concepts such as the Bloch sphere representation, quantum gates (e.g., Hadamard, CNOT, Pauli gates), and quantum circuits are discussed, illustrating how quantum operations manipulate qubit states. The presentation also covers quantum evolution, the gate model for computation, and the universality of certain gate sets, emphasizing the potential for quantum parallelism and the transformative impact of quantum computing on fields like cryptography and optimization.