Abstract
Grover’s algorithm for quantum searching of a database is generalized to deal with arbitrary initial amplitude distributions. First order linear difference equations are found for the time evolution of the amplitudes of the r marked and N − r unmarked states. These equations are solved exactly. An expression for the optimal measurement time T ∼ O(√N/r) is derived which is shown to depend only on the initial average amplitudes of the marked and unmarked states. A bound on the probability of measuring a marked state is derived, which depends only on the standard deviation of the initial amplitude distributions of the marked or unmarked states.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Quantum Computing and Quantum Communications - 1st NASA International Conference, QCQC 1998, Selected Papers |
| Editors | Colin P. Williams |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Pages | 140-147 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 354065514X, 9783540655145 |
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| State | Published - 1999 |
| Event | 1st NASA International Conference on Quantum Computing and Quantum Communications, QCQC 1998 - Palm Springs, United States Duration: 17 Feb 1998 → 20 Feb 1998 |
Publication series
| Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) |
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| Volume | 1509 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Conference
| Conference | 1st NASA International Conference on Quantum Computing and Quantum Communications, QCQC 1998 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Palm Springs |
| Period | 17/02/98 → 20/02/98 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999.
Keywords
- Exact solution
- Grover’s algorithm
- Quantum searching