Quantum computation using vortices and Majorana zero modes of a px+ ipy superfluid of fermionic cold atoms

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作者
Tewari, Sumanta [1 ]
Das Sarma, S.
Nayak, Chetan
Zhang, Chuanwei
Zoller, P.
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[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, Condensed Matter Theory Ctr, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[2] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Microsoft Project Q, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 USA
[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Phys & Astron, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[4] Univ Innsbruck, Inst Theoret Phys, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
[5] Austrian Acad Sci, Inst Quantum Opt & Quantum Informat, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.010506
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We propose to use the recently predicted two-dimensional "weak-pairing" p(x)+ip(y) superfluid state of fermionic cold atoms as a platform for topological quantum computation. In the core of a vortex, this state supports a zero-energy Majorana mode, which moves to finite energy in the corresponding topologically trivial "strong-pairing" state. By braiding vortices in the "weak-pairing" state, unitary quantum gates can be applied to the Hilbert space of Majorana zero modes. For readout of the topological qubits, we propose realistic schemes suitable for atomic superfluids.
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