Quantum blockchain networks

Abstract

This paper explores and suggests possibilities for the design of quantum blockchain systems that are inspired by quantum processing techniques. Quantum states are defined that can be processed either by a physical quantum computer or virtually by emulation on a classical computer where such states can be entangled across different nodes in the system. The collapse of quantum state variables are explored utilizing non-deterministic smart contract processing. A quantum blockchain network is realized with different nodes in the system interacting with each other though a communication network. Different networking use-cases are explored such as to determine which user is given access to a network at a given time, or to select the best access node for a given user.