I used to have links to lectures explaining this, but they seem to have 404`ed.
The general approach is to view quantum computers as a series of quantum gates. Specifically, the CC-Not gate takes 3 inputs and, if the first 2 are true, it toggles the third. This is sufficient to build an arbitrary gate, including a binary adder.
I would try explaining how these gates might be constructed, but its been so long since I've studied it that I would probably butcher the explanation.
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Are there any schematics anywhere for how quantum forces could be used to add together two integers represented in binary?
Does D-Wave have any top secret schematics or diagrams we could look over?
I used to have links to lectures explaining this, but they seem to have 404`ed.
The general approach is to view quantum computers as a series of quantum gates. Specifically, the CC-Not gate takes 3 inputs and, if the first 2 are true, it toggles the third. This is sufficient to build an arbitrary gate, including a binary adder.
I would try explaining how these gates might be constructed, but its been so long since I've studied it that I would probably butcher the explanation.