Published May 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Basic logic and quantum entanglement

Creators

  • 1. Dipartimento di Matematica Pura ed Applicata, Via Trieste 63, 35121 Padova (Italy)

Description

As it is well known, quantum entanglement is one of the most important features of quantum computing, as it leads to massive quantum parallelism, hence to exponential computational speed-up. In a sense, quantum entanglement is considered as an implicit property of quantum computation itself. But... can it be made explicit? In other words, is it possible to find the connective 'entanglement' in a logical sequent calculus for the machine language? And also, is it possible to 'teach' the quantum computer to 'mimic' the EPR 'paradox'? The answer is in the affirmative, if the logical sequent calculus is that of the weakest possible logic, namely Basic logic. - A weak logic has few structural rules. But in logic, a weak structure leaves more room for connectives (for example the connective 'entanglement'). Furthermore, the absence in Basic logic of the two structural rules of contraction and weakening corresponds to the validity of the no-cloning and no-erase theorems, respectively, in quantum computing

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
67
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 012045
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
3. International workshop on quantum mechanics between decoherence and determinism: New aspects from particle physics to cosmology
Acronym
DICE2006
Dates
11-15 Sep 2006
Place
Castello di Piombino (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38080542
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
MATHEMATICAL LOGIC; QUANTUM COMPUTERS; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
COMPUTERS; MECHANICS