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Fermionic Linear Optics Revisited

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We provide an alternative view of the efficient classical simulatibility of fermionic linear optics in terms of Slater determinants. We investigate the generic effects of two-mode measurements on the Slater number of fermionic states. We argue that most such measurements are not capable (in conjunction with fermion linear optics) of an efficient exact implementation of universal quantum computation. Our arguments do not apply to the two-mode parity measurement, for which exact quantum computation becomes possible.

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    David P. DiVincenzo & Barbara M. Terhal

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DiVincenzo, D.P., Terhal, B.M. Fermionic Linear Optics Revisited. Found Phys 35, 1967–1984 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-005-8657-0

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