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Universal quantum computer — David Deutsch

1985 AD · Transmission: Global
ComputingPhysicsTheoryBritish

In 1985 David Deutsch, at Oxford, publishes "Quantum Theory, the Church-Turing Principle and the Universal Quantum Computer", formalizing the first mathematical model of a universal quantum computer, building on Feynman (1981). He defines the quantum Turing machine, the qubit, and quantum gates, and proposes the first quantum algorithm with provable advantage over any classical algorithm (Deutsch's problem). This paper founds quantum computation theory, the basis for Shor (1994) and Grover (1996).

InstitutionUniversity of Oxford — Clarendon Laboratory
Historical regionUnited Kingdom
Primary sourceDeutsch, D. — "Quantum Theory, the Church-Turing Principle and the Universal Quantum Computer" (1985). DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1985.0070
Secondary sourceNielsen, M.A. & Chuang, I.L. — Quantum Computation and Quantum Information (2000)
Original languageEnglish
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