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UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
Continuous-Variable Quantum Computation
of Oracle Decision Problems
by
MARK R. A. ADCOCK
A THESIS
SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
INSTITUTE FOR QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE
CALGARY, ALBERTA
DECEMBER, 2012