Electric-Circuit Realization of Fast Quantum Search

Naiqiao Pan1, Tian Chen1, Houjun Sun2

  • 1Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurements of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics & Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.

Summary

Classical electric circuits can perform quantum search algorithms, offering quadratic speedups for database searching. This approach mimics quantum particle behavior, providing a stable and scalable alternative for big data processing.

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