Quantum Wave Processor Research Report.

Abstract

We present a preliminary design of a hardware architecture for computing initial segments of primitive recursive functions and iterative processes. The formulation of the architecture is based in a paradigm which proposes a procedure for (1) encoding a function or process and, (2 ) carrying out the computation. The paradigm is firmly rooted in the formalism of quantum mechanics. We propose as our representation of the architecture a generic regular multiparticle, two-dimensional lattice. This lattice is a model of crystal structures that in principle, can be produced in the lab today.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA321043

Entities

People

  • Anil Nerode
  • Wolf Kohn

Organizations

  • Cornell University Department of Mathematics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coding
  • Computational Processes
  • Computational Science
  • Computations
  • Differential Equations
  • Eigenvalues
  • Energy Levels
  • Equations
  • Lagrangian Functions
  • Mechanics
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Physics
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing