Quantum versions of random walks for quantum computing

Condensed Matter lunchtime seminar

Quantum versions of random walks for quantum computing

  • Event time: 1:00pm
  • Event date: 27th October 2003
  • Speaker: Vivien Kendon (Imperial College London)
  • Location: Room 2511,

Event details

Will you be using a quantum computer for your numerical simulations in five to ten years time? Quantum computing offers the potential for exponentially more efficient calculations than classical computers. But not for all problems - we know of a set that make use of a quantum version of Fourier Transforms for their speed up (including factoring large numbers) and one example using a quantum version of a random walk. Other classes of problems, such as searching an unsorted database, can have at most a quadratic speed up. And then there are all the difficulties of actually building a quantum computer... I will give an introductory overview of quantum computing, suitable for the non-specialist, in the course of which my own work on quantum versions of random walks will get a brief mention.

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