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Research Directions and Foundations in Topological Quantum Computation Methods

Nicholas J. Daras

Published Jan 1, 2013• 0 citations
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Abstract

We give a short overview of the recent research perspectives and mathematical foundations in topological quantum computation theory. In particular, we will be interested in braid representation theory, topological invariants of braids, approximation with braiding generators and quantum hashing with the icosahedral group.

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