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Quantum Computers Based on Cold Atoms\({}^{\mathbf{\#}}\)

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A brief survey of present-day achievements in quantum informatics is presented. Advantages of quantum computers are shown by an example of simplest quantum algorithms. Application of ultracold atoms for the implementation of quantum processors is considered.

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This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 19-52-15010) [the survey of quantum computation principles] and Russian Science Foundation (project no. 18-12-00313) [the survey of physical platforms for the implementation of quantum computers].

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  1. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

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    I. I. Beterov

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Beterov, I. Quantum Computers Based on Cold Atoms\({}^{\mathbf{\#}}\) . Optoelectron.Instrument.Proc. 56, 317–324 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3103/S8756699020040020

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