A linear time quantum algorithm for 3SAT using irreversible quantum operations

Abstract

The Deutsch model of quantum computation is extended to allow for thermodynamically irreversible operations by allowing the system of interest to interact with an outside reservoir. A set of irreversible logical error correction superoperators are constructed which allow the rapid concentration of probability from an exponentially large search space into a small number of logically defined states. These capabilities are used to construct a linear time solution algorithm for the NP complete problem 3SAT.

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