Quantum Walks for Computer Scientists (Synthesis Lectures on Quantum Computing) - Softcover

Venegas-Andraca, Salvador Elias

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1598296566 ISBN 13: 9781598296563

Publisher: Morgan and Claypool Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

Quantum computation, one of the latest joint ventures between physics and the theory of computation, is a scientific field whose main goals include the development of hardware and algorithms based on the quantum mechanical properties of those physical systems used to implement such algorithms. Solving difficult tasks (for example, the Satisfiability Problem and other NP-complete problems) requires the development of sophisticated algorithms, many ofwhich employ stochastic processes as their mathematical basis. Discrete random walks are a popular choice among those stochastic processes. Inspired on the success of discrete random walks in algorithm development, quantum walks, an emerging field of quantum computation, is a generalization of random walks into the quantum mechanical world. The purpose of this lecture is to provide a concise yet comprehensive introduction to quantum walks. Table of Contents: Introduction / Quantum Mechanics / Theory of Computation / Classical Random Walks / Quantum Walks / Computer Science and Quantum Walks / Conclusions

Edition details

• Publisher: Morgan and Claypool Publishers
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1598296566
• ISBN 13: 9781598296563
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 134