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Quantum finite automata: A modern introduction

Formal Languages and Automata Theory 2014-06-17 v1 Computational Complexity Quantum Physics

Abstract

We present five examples where quantum finite automata (QFAs) outperform their classical counterparts. This may be useful as a relatively simple technique to introduce quantum computation concepts to computer scientists. We also describe a modern QFA model involving superoperators that is able to simulate all known QFA and classical finite automaton variants.

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@article{arxiv.1406.4048,
  title  = {Quantum finite automata: A modern introduction},
  author = {A. C. Cem Say and Abuzer Yakaryilmaz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1406.4048},
  year   = {2014}
}

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15 pages

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