Freedman CMSA Seminar

Speaker: Michael Freedman

Title: A simple model for universal quantum computation

Abstract: I’ll present joint (unpublished) work with Charlie Marcus on a surprisingly simple – and potentially practical (?)– model for universal quantum computation whose only quantum primitive is the ability to measure a pair of adjacent electrons into either singlet (spin=0) or triplet (spin=1) sectors according to the Born rule. The electrons are located on quantum dots arranged in a triangular lattice whose edges are tiny strips of s-wave superconductor.