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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2017 iii Paper 324 3 a Solution by
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Use exact quantum phase estimation with control qubits initially and one target quantum register prepared in the given eigenvector . Apply Hadamard gates to the control qubits. If control bit has significance , apply a controlled unitary gate from that qubit to the target. The target stays in , while quantum phase kickback producesSince , this is . The inverse quantum Fourier transform on the control quantum register therefore gives . The quantum measurement in the computational basis returns with certainty, soThe quantum circuit below reads left to right. The upper wires are control qubits, with least significant; the vertical ellipsis represents the intervening control wires and powers. The inverse quantum Fourier transform acts on the entire control quantum register, including any bit-order permutations.
Quantum phase estimation and spectral filtering
. Details. A supplied controlled- can implement controlled- by repetitions with the same control. Hence this exact quantum circuit uses calls to the supplied controlled-, unless controlled powers are additionally available cheaply. The cost of exact phase estimation on a dyadic spectrum is not automatically polynomial in ; the question asks for an exact algorithm, not that stronger complexity guarantee. Exactness also uses the promised dyadic eigenphase, ideal gates, and the supplied inverse quantum Fourier transform.
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