Special Issue Article Open Access

Quantum Algorithm: A Classical Realization in High-Performance Computing Using MPI

Abstract

Quantum computing has been an attractive method adapted for increasing the computational speed and it is governed by the laws of quantum mechanics. Quantum computers are not limited to two states as compared with classical systems, but they encode information as quantum bits or qubits. A qubit represents atoms, ions, photons or electrons and their respective control devices that are working together to act as computer memory and processors. The power of quantum computing lies in its multi-state representation which makes it million times more powerful than classical computer systems. Quantum computers also use another aspect of quantum mechanics known as entanglement, which is a property where multiple objects existing in the states that can be linked together. There exists a standard/specification of message passing library, known as message passing interface (MPI) that can be used for achieving high-performance computing. The goal of MPI is to provide a standardized framework for writing message-passing programs which can be used for programming systems that require distributed processing. The superposition principle used by the quantum algorithm can be simulated in the MPI environment with a cluster of computers or multi-CPU systems. This paper focuses on exposing the strength of quantum algorithm in high performance computing by using MPI, and also on comparing the sequential and parallel execution of programs on the basis of execution time and CPU utilization.

To read the full article Download Full Article | Visit Full Article