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Quantum search in a dictionary based on fingerprinting-hashing

Quantum Physics 2024-12-17 v1 Data Structures and Algorithms Information Theory math.IT

Abstract

In this work, we present a quantum query algorithm for searching a word of length mm in an unsorted dictionary of size nn. The algorithm uses O(n)O(\sqrt{n}) queries (Grover operators), like previously known algorithms. What is new is that the algorithm is based on the quantum fingerprinting-hashing technique, which (a) provides a first level of amplitude amplification before applying the sequence of Grover amplitude amplification operators and (b) makes the algorithm more efficient in terms of memory use -- it requires O(logn+logm)O(\log n + \log m) qubits. Note that previously developed algorithms by other researchers without hashing require O(logn+m)O(\log n + m) qubits.

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@article{arxiv.2412.11422,
  title  = {Quantum search in a dictionary based on fingerprinting-hashing},
  author = {Farid Ablayev and Nailya Salikhova and Marat Ablayev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.11422},
  year   = {2024}
}
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