Catherine C. McGeoch

Adiabatic Quantum Computation and Quantum Annealing: Theory and Practice - Synthesis Lectures on Quantum Computing Catherine C. McGeoch

Adiabatic quantum computation (AQC) is an alternative to the better-known gate model of quantum computation. This monograph presents an introductory overview of this unusual and rapidly developing approach to computation. The discussion throughout is aimed at an audience of computer scientists with little background in quantum computation or in physics.