On the Los Alamos Preprint site (xxx.lanl.gov) today:
quant-ph/9910072 [abs, src, ps, other] :
Title: Quantum secure identification using entanglement and catalysis
Authors: Howard N. Barnum
Comments: 7 pages; no figures
I consider the use of entanglement between two parties to enable one to
authenticate her identity to another over a quantum communication
channel. Exploiting the phenomenon of entanglement-catalyzed
transformations between pure states gives a potentially reusable
entangled identification token. In analyzing this, I consider the
independently interesting problem of the best possible approximation to
a given pure entangled state realizable using local actions and
classical communication by parties sharing a different entangled state.
(15kb)
quant-ph/9910073 [abs, src, ps, other] :
Title: Quantum Computation with Bose-Einstein Condensation and Capable
of Solving NP-Complete and #P Problems
Authors: Yu Shi
Comments: revtex, preprint, 10 pages, a figure in a jpg file
It is proposed that quantum computation can be implemented on the basis
of macroscopic quantum coherence of a many-body system, especially the
Bose-Einstein condensation. Since a Bose-Einstein condensate is
described by a non-linear Schr\"{o}dinger equation, and the
non-linearity is tunable, in principle one may build a quantum computer
composed of both linear and non-linear gates. Consequently NP-complete
and #P problems can be solved. This idea is illustrated by representing
the qubit as the atomic Bose-Einstein condensate trapped in a
double-well potential. (12kb)
NP solvers are always dubious, but this one's more respectable than any
I've seen before.
--
Mike Stay
Programmer / Crypto guy
AccessData Corp.
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
