Quantum Search Using Grover’s Algorithm Written by Roman V. Dushkin Following the first quantum algorithms we have already reviewed ( Deutsch’s algorithm and the Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm — it's better to read these articles first, otherwise all the things mentioned here will be quite vague), let’s analyze Grover’s algorithm for the unstructured quantum search. An American mathematician Lov Grover formulated the algorithm in 1996 (it was long after the model of quantum computations had become popular). The algorithm uses a feature of quantum interference in order to solve an extremely demanding task of searching the value of some parameter, at which a defined function returns certain results. The given algorithm does not show the exponential advantage of the task in contrast to the classical computational model, but the advantage (quadratic) is quite essential for big values. However, it’s a general algorithm for solving quite a generalized problem. It has been proved that we cannot get a better result within the
USB Killer Written by Dark Purple It was a usual gloomy winter morning. My colleagues and I were drinking our morning coffee, sharing the news and there were no signs of trouble. But then a friend told about… (a quote from a chat in Skype): I read an article about how a dude in the subway fished out a USB flash drive from the outer pocket of some guy’s bag. The USB drive had “128” written on it. He came home, inserted it into his laptop and burnt half of it down. He wrote “129” on the USB drive and now has it in the outer pocket of his bag… A Picture to Attract Attention: Since I work in the company engaged in the development and manufacture of electronics, my colleagues and I are began to discuss options for creating a USB flash drive, that «would burn half a laptop down.» We had plenty of
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