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arXiv:cond-mat/9612125 · Journal of Applied Physics

Quantum computation and spin physics (invited)

David Peter Divincenzo

Published Apr 15, 1997• 25 citations
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Abstract

A brief review is given of the physical implementation of quantum computation within spin systems or other two-state quantum systems. The importance of the controlled-NOT or quantum XOR gate as the fundamental primitive operation of quantum logic is emphasized. Recent developments in the use of quantum entanglement to build error-robust quantum states, and the simplest protocol for quantum error correction, are discussed.

DOI
10.1063/1.365176

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