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NASA International Conference on Quantum Computing and Quantum Communications

QCQC 1998: Quantum Computing and Quantum Communications pp 148–151Cite as

Quantum Database Search by a Single Query

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In this paper we give a quantum mechanical algorithm that can search a database by a single query when the number of solutions is more than a quarter. It utilizes the generalized Grover operator of arbitrary phase.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742, Korea

    Dong Pyo Chi & Jinsoo Kim

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  1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Quantum Algorithms and Technologies Group Information and Computing Technologies Research Section, Mail Stop 126-347, Pasadena, CA, 91109-8099, USA

    Colin P. Williams

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Chi, D.P., Kim, J. (1999). Quantum Database Search by a Single Query. In: Williams, C.P. (eds) Quantum Computing and Quantum Communications. QCQC 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1509. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-49208-9_11

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