Catalysis in quantum information theory

authored by

Patryk Lipka-Bartosik, Henrik Wilming, Nelly H.Y. Ng

Abstract

Catalysts open up new reaction pathways that can speed up chemical reactions while not consuming the catalyst. A similar phenomenon has been discovered in quantum information science, where physical transformations become possible by utilizing a quantum degree of freedom that returns to its initial state at the end of the process. In this review, a comprehensive overview of the concept of catalysis in quantum information science is presented and its applications in various physical contexts are discussed.

Organisation(s)

QuantumFrontiers
Institute of Theoretical Physics

External Organisation(s)

University of Geneva
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

Type

Article

Journal

Reviews of Modern Physics

Volume

96

ISSN

0034-6861

Publication date

27.06.2024

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physics and Astronomy(all)

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2306.00798 (Access: Open)
https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.96.025005 (Access: Closed)