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Sophisticated quantum search without entanglement
1Project in Geometry and Physics, Department of Mathematics, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0112 and Institute for Physical Sciences, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Physical Review Letters
|September 6, 2000
Summary
Grover's quantum search algorithm can be implemented without entanglement using a single particle with many states. However, this may require exponentially increasing precision, unlike a sophisticated database search algorithm.
Area of Science:
- Quantum computing
- Information science
Background:
- Grover's quantum search algorithm offers a quadratic speedup for unstructured search problems.
- Recent implementations explore entanglement-free approaches by utilizing single particles with numerous states.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the resource costs of entanglement-free Grover's algorithm implementations.
- To investigate an alternative quantum algorithm for sophisticated database searches that avoids entanglement.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of physical resource requirements for quantum algorithms.
- Evaluation of precision demands in experimental quantum search realizations.
- Theoretical examination of a single-query quantum database search algorithm.
Main Results:
- Entanglement-free implementations of Grover's algorithm can incur exponential costs in other resources, such as precision.
- A sophisticated database search algorithm is presented that requires no entanglement, even in multiparticle scenarios.
Conclusions:
- Careful accounting of all physical resources is crucial for assessing quantum algorithm complexity.
- The proposed sophisticated database search offers a potentially more resource-efficient entanglement-free alternative for specific search tasks.