Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2007-03-05
Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Volume 13, Number 6 (2009)
Physics
Quantum Physics
39 pages, 22 figures, accepted for publication in Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Scientific paper
A quantum algorithm for approximating efficiently 3--manifold topological invariants in the framework of SU(2) Chern-Simons-Witten (CSW) topological quantum field theory at finite values of the coupling constant k is provided. The model of computation adopted is the q-deformed spin network model viewed as a quantum recognizer in the sense of Wiesner and Crutchfield, where each basic unitary transition function can be efficiently processed by a standard quantum circuit. This achievement is an extension of the algorithm for approximating polynomial invariants of colored oriented links found in Refs 2,3. Thus all the significant quantities - partition functions and observables - of quantum CSW theory can be processed efficiently on a quantum computer, reflecting the intrinsic, field-theoretic solvability of such theory at finite k. The paper is supplemented by a critical overview of the basic conceptual tools underlying the construction of quantum invariants of links and 3-manifolds and connections with algorithmic questions that arise in geometry and quantum gravity models are discussed.
Garnerone Silvano
Marzuoli Annalisa
Rasetti Mario
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