Universal quantum computer - Definition and Overview

The universal quantum computer or universal quantum Turing machine (UQTM) is a theoretical machine that combines both Church-Turing and quantum principles.

Such computers were first proposed in a 1985 paper written by Oxford University physicist David Deutsch suggesting quantum gates could function in a similar fashion as traditional digital computing binary logic gates.

See also

• Universal quantum simulator
• quantum circuit
• timeline of quantum computing.

External links

• Deutch's 1985 paper (http://www.qubit.org/oldsite/resource/deutsch85.pdf)
• The quantum computer - history (http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/211.web.stuff/Almeida/history.html)