Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a Haystack

Lov K. Grover

doi:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.79.325

Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a Haystack

1997 · Physical Review Letters · 4,392 citations · 21 from inside this corpus

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Quantum Computing in the NISQ era and beyond→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
A scheme for efficient quantum computation with linear optics→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and Discrete Logarithms on a Quantum C…→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
A silicon-based nuclear spin quantum computer→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
The security of practical quantum key distribution→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Gaussian quantum information→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Charge-insensitive qubit design derived from the Cooper pair box→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Quantum information and computation→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Surface codes: Towards practical large-scale quantum computation→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
The Physical Implementation of Quantum Computation→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
A Quantum Adiabatic Evolution Algorithm Applied to Random Instances of an NP-Complete Pro…→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Colloquium : Quantum coherence as a resource→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Measurement-based quantum computation on cluster states→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Architecture for a large-scale ion-trap quantum computer→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Adiabatic quantum computation→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Quantum amplitude amplification and estimation→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Experimental entanglement of four particles→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Quantum computing→Quantum Mechanics Helps in Searching for a Needle in a HaystackLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
A silicon-based nuclear spin quantum computer→Quantum computingLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Charge-insensitive qubit design derived from the Cooper pair box→The Physical Implementation of Quantum ComputationLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Gaussian quantum information→The security of practical quantum key distributionLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Gaussian quantum information→A scheme for efficient quantum computation with linear opticsLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry→Quantum information and computationLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry→Measurement-based quantum computation on cluster statesLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry→A scheme for efficient quantum computation with linear opticsLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Surface codes: Towards practical large-scale quantum computation→Architecture for a large-scale ion-trap quantum computerLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Surface codes: Towards practical large-scale quantum computation→Measurement-based quantum computation on cluster statesLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Architecture for a large-scale ion-trap quantum computer→Experimental entanglement of four particlesLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Measurement-based quantum computation on cluster states→Experimental entanglement of four particlesLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Measurement-based quantum computation on cluster states→A scheme for efficient quantum computation with linear opticsLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and Discrete Logarithms on a Quantum C…→A silicon-based nuclear spin quantum computerLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
A scheme for efficient quantum computation with linear optics→The Physical Implementation of Quantum ComputationLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Colloquium : Quantum coherence as a resource→Gaussian quantum informationLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Adiabatic quantum computation→A Quantum Adiabatic Evolution Algorithm Applied to Random Instances of an NP-Complete Pro…Legacy edge — source detail unavailable
Quantum Computing in the NISQ era and beyond→Surface codes: Towards practical large-scale quantum computationLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Quantum Computing in the NISQ era and beyond→Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and Discrete Logarithms on a Quantum C…Legacy edge — source detail unavailable
Quantum Computing in the NISQ era and beyond→Adiabatic quantum computationLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor→Charge-insensitive qubit design derived from the Cooper pair boxLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor→Surface codes: Towards practical large-scale quantum computationLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor→Quantum Computing in the NISQ era and beyondLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor→Charge-insensitive qubit design derived from the Cooper pair boxLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor→Surface codes: Towards practical large-scale quantum computationLegacy edge — source detail unavailable
Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor→Quantum Computing in the NISQ era and beyondLegacy edge — source detail unavailable

What cites it, inside the corpus

Paper	Year	Cited
Quantum Computing in the NISQ era and beyond	2018	8,662
Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor	2019	7,181
A scheme for efficient quantum computation with linear optics	2001	5,926
Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and Discrete Logarithms on a Quantum C…	1999	3,923
A silicon-based nuclear spin quantum computer	1998	3,804
The security of practical quantum key distribution	2009	3,756
Gaussian quantum information	2012	3,742
Charge-insensitive qubit design derived from the Cooper pair box	2007	3,439
Quantum information and computation	2000	3,267
Surface codes: Towards practical large-scale quantum computation	2012	3,144
Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor	2019	2,644
The Physical Implementation of Quantum Computation	2000	2,356
A Quantum Adiabatic Evolution Algorithm Applied to Random Instances of an NP-Complete Pro…	2001	2,110
Colloquium : Quantum coherence as a resource	2017	1,843
Measurement-based quantum computation on cluster states	2003	1,694
Architecture for a large-scale ion-trap quantum computer	2002	1,632
Adiabatic quantum computation	2018	1,597
Quantum amplitude amplification and estimation	2002	1,465
Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry	2012	1,442
Experimental entanglement of four particles	2000	1,438
Quantum computing	1998	1,373

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Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture	Computer Science
Quantum Mechanics and Applications	Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Information and Cryptography	Computer Science

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