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Decoherence effects in the quantum Monty Hall solution using W state

Hargeet Kaur, Kavit Shah, Debabrata Swain, Kaushal Arvindbhai Shah

Published Dec 18, 2022• 1 citation

Abstract

The emergence of quantum computing has made us utilize its powers in solving the Monty Hall problem. The problem is depicted as a two-player game, where the two players, i.e. the host and the participant share an entangled three-qubit quantum state between them. The quantum state of three qubits is closely knit with the fact that behind which door would one expect the prize of the game to be. The two players are part of one team as they share a quantum communication channel amongst them by sharing the entangled state as a quantum resource. The article shows a unique way of utilizing the effectiveness and entanglement features of the W state as a source of communication in disguise for solving the Monty Hall problem. It is shown that by sharing the W state, the players always win the prize. Moreover, since Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum technology is the need of the hour, the effects of decoherence are also observed on the winning prospects of the game.

DOI: 10.1109/ants56424.2022.10227767

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