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Reasoning about Grover's Quantum Search Algorithm using Probabilistic wp

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Grover's search algorithm is designed to be executed on a quantum mechanical computer. In this paper, the probabilistic wp-calculus is used to model and reason about Grover's algorithm. It is demonstrated that the calculus provides a rigorous programming notation for modelling this and other quantum algorithms and that it also provides a systematic framework of analysing such algorithms.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9810066,
  title  = {Reasoning about Grover's Quantum Search Algorithm using Probabilistic wp},
  author = {Michael Butler and Pieter Hartel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9810066},
  year   = {2007}
}

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11 pages, 5 Postscript figures