Publications

Submitted

• G. M. Crosswhite and D. Bacon Caching in matrix product algorithms. Submitted (2008) arXiv:0708.1221

• D. Janzing and T. Decker How Much is a Quantum Controller Controlled by the Controlled System? Submitted (2008) arXiv:0708.1505

• T. Decker, J. Driasma, and P. Wocjan, Quantum Algorithm for Identifying Hidden Polynomial Function Graphs Submitted (2008) arXiv:0706.1219

In Press

• D. Bacon and T. Decker, The Optimal Single Copy Measurement for the Hidden Subgroup Problem. Accepted for publication in Physical Review A (2008) arXiv:0706.4478

2008

• D. Bacon, How a Clebsch-Gordan Transform Helps to Solve the Heisenberg Hidden Subgroup Problem. Quantum Information and Computation, 8, 438-467 (2008) arXiv:quant-ph/0612107

2007

• D. Bacon, I.L. Chuang, and A.W. Harrow The Quantum Schur Transform: I. Efficient Qudit Circuits. Proceedings of the eighteenth annual ACM-SIAM symposium on Discrete algorithms, SIAM (Philadelphia, PA, USA) 1235-1244, (2007) arXiv:quant-ph/0601001

• D. Bacon and D. Leung, Toward a world with quantum computers. Commun. ACM, 50, 55-59 (2007)

• D. Bacon, Does Our Universe Allow for Robust Quantum Computation? Science, 317, 1876-1877 (2007)

2006

• D. Bacon, I.L. Chuang, and A.W. Harrow, Efficient Quantum Circuits for Schur and Clebsch-Gordan Transforms. Physical Review Letters, 97, 170502 (2006) arXiv:0407082

• D. Bacon, A.M. Childs, and W. vam Dam, Optimal measurements for the dihedral hidden subgroup problem. Chicago Journal of Theoretical Computer Science, 2, (2006) arXiv:quant-ph/0501044

• D. Bacon, Operator Quantum Error-correcting Subsystems for Self-correcting Quantum Memories. Physical Review A, 73, 012340 (2006) arXiv:quant-ph/0506023

• D. Bacon and A. Casaccino, Quantum Error Correcting Subsystem Codes From Two Classical Linear Codes. Proceedings of the 44th Annual Alerton Conference, Alteron House, Illinois (2006) arXiv:0610088

Dave's Prehistory Publications

2005

• D. Bacon, A.M. Childs, and W. van Dam, From Optimal Measurement to Efficient Quantum Algorithms for the Hidden Subgroup Problem over Semidirect Product Groups. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, IEEE (Los Alamitos, California) 469 (2005) arXiv:quant-ph/0504083

• T. Tessier, C.M. Caves, I.H. Deutsch, D. Bacon and B. Eastin, Optimal Classical-Communication-Assisted Local Model of n-qubit Greenberger-Horne-Zeilenger Correlations. Physical Review A, 72, 032305 (2005) arXiv:quant-ph/0503047

• M.J. Bremner, D. Bacon, and M. A. Nielsen, Simulating Hamiltonian Dynamics Using Many-qudit Hamiltonians and Local Unitary Control. Physical Review A, 71, 052312 (2005) arXiv:quant-ph/0405115

• D. Bacon Review of Principles of Quantum Computation and Information Volume 1: Basic Concepts, Quantum Information and Computation. 5 178 (2005)

2004

• D. Bacon, Quantum Computational Complexity in the Presence of Closed Timelike Curves. Physical Review A, 70 032309 (2004) arXiv:quant-ph/0309189

• M.J. Bremner, J.L. Dodd, M.A. Nielsen, and D. Bacon, Fungible Dynamics: There are Only Two Types of Entangling Multiple-qubit Interactions. Physical Review A, 69, 012313 (2004) arXiv:quant-ph/0307148

2003

• B.F. Toner and D. Bacon, The Communication Cost of Simulating Bell Correlations. Physical Review Letters 91, 187904 (2003) arXiv:quant-ph/0304076

• D. Bacon and B.F. Toner, Bell Inequalities with Auxiliary Communication. Physical Review Letters 90, 157904 (2003) arXiv:quant-ph/0208057

2001

• J. Kempe, D. Bacon, D.P. DiVincenzo, and K.B. Whaley, Encoded Universality from a Single Physical Interaction. Quantum Information and Computation, 1, 33-55 (2001) arXiv:0112013

• D. Bacon, K.R. Brown, and K.B. Whaley, Coherence-Preserving Quantum Bits. Physical Review Letters, 87, 247902-1-247902-4 (2001) arXiv:quant-ph/0012018

• D. Bacon, A.M. Childs, I.L. Chuang, J. Kempe, D.W. Leung, and X. Zhou, Universal Simulation of Markovian Quantum Dynamics. Physical Review A, 64, 062302-062302-8 (2001) arXiv:quant-ph/0008070

• S. Massar, D. Bacon, N.J. Cerf, and R. Cleve, Classical Simulation of Quantum Entanglement without Local Hidden Variables. Physical Review A, 63, 052305-01-052305-08 (2001) arXiv:quant-ph/0009088

• D.P. DiVincenzo, D. Bacon, J. Kempe, G. Burkard, and K.B. Whaley, Universal Quantum Computation with the Exchange Interaction. Nature, 408, 339-342 (2001) arXiv:quant-ph/0005116

• J. Kempe, D. Bacon, D.A. Lidar, and K.B. Whaley, Theory of Decoherence-Free Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation. Physical Review A, 63, 042307-01-042307-29 (2001) arXiv:quant-ph/0004064

• D.A. Lidar, D. Bacon, J. Kempe, and K.B. Whaley, Decoherence-Free Subspaces for Multiple-Qubit Errors. II. Universal, Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation. Physical Review A, 63, 022307-01-022307-18 (2001) arXiv:quant-ph/0007013

• D.A. Lidar, D. Bacon, J. Kempe, and K.B. Whaley, Decoherence-Free Subspaces for Multiple-Qubit Errors. I. Characterization. Physical Reveiw A, 63, 022306-01-022306-13 (2001) arXiv:quant-ph/9908064

• D. Bacon, J. Kempe, D.P. DiVincenzo, D.A. Lidar, and K.B. Whaley, Encoded Universality in Physical Implementations of Quantum Computers. Proceedings of the International Conference on Experimental Implementation of Quantum Computation, Sydney, Australia (2001) arXiv:quant-ph/0112013

• D. Bacon, Decoherence, Control, and Symmetry in Quantum Computers. Ph.D. thesis, University of California, Berkeley, CA (2001) arXiv:quant-ph/0305025

2000

• D. Bacon, J. Kempe, D.A. Lidar, and K.B. Whaley, Universal Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation on Decoherence-Free Subspaces. Physical Review Letters, 85, 1758–1761 (2000) arXiv:quant-ph/9909058

• D.A. Lidar, D. Bacon, J. Kempe, and K.B. Whaley, Protecting Quantum Information Encoded in Decoherence-Free Subspaces Againsts Exchange Errors. Physical Review A, 61, 052307-01-052307-05 (2000) arXiv:quant-ph/9907096

1999

• D. Bacon, D.A. Lidar, and K.B. Whaley, Robustness of Decoherence-Free Subspaces for Quantum Computation. Physical Review A, 60, 1944-1955 (1999) arXiv:quant-ph/0004064

• D.A. Lidar, D. Bacon, and K.B. Whaley, Concatenating Decoherence-Free Subspaces with Quantum Error Correcting Codes. Physical Review Letters, 82, 4556-4559 (1999) arXiv:quant-ph/9809081

1996

• D. Bacon, T. Cahill, and T.A. Tombrello, Sailing Stones on Racetrack Playa. The Journal of Geology, 104, 121-125 (1996)