Spin Glass: A Bridge between quantum computation and statistical mechanics

TL;DR

This paper explores the intersection of quantum computation and statistical mechanics by introducing surface codes for robust quantum state preparation and discussing quantum annealing as a quantum technique, highlighting the interdisciplinary field's emergence.

Contribution

It presents novel insights into how quantum error correction and quantum annealing serve as bridges between quantum information processing and statistical mechanics.

Findings

Surface codes enable robust quantum state preparation.

Quantum annealing leverages quantum mechanics for optimization.

The paper highlights the interdisciplinary connection between quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics.

Abstract

We show two fascinating topics lying between quantum information processing and statistical mechanics. First, we introduce an elaborated technique, the surface code, to prepare the particular quantum state with robustness against decoherence. Second, we show another interesting technique to employ quantum nature, quantum annealing. Through both of the topics, we would shed light on the birth of the interdisciplinary field between quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics.