Open AccessQuantum walk search algorithm based on phase matching and circuit cmplementation
Author(s) -
Hanwu Chen,
Ke Li,
Shenghui Zhao
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.64.240301
Subject(s) - quantum walk , quantum algorithm , algorithm , quantum phase estimation algorithm , quantum computer , quantum sort , computer science , search algorithm , random walk , quantum , quantum algorithm for linear systems of equations , mathematics , quantum error correction , quantum process , quantum dynamics , quantum mechanics , physics , statistics
As a new quantum computing model, quantum walk has been widely studied in recent years. It consists of discrete time quantum walk and continuous time quantum walk. Discrete time quantum walk includes coin quantum walk and scattering quantum walk. Meanwhile as a quantum search algorithm, Grover algorithm can search an unsorted database in time complexity of O(√N) . Recent years quantum walk has been used to solve search problems and some of them have been proved to be as efficient as Grover algorithm. Making full use of the novel properties of quantum walk, the quantum walk search algorithms on the 2D grid and hypercube have been proposed. Inspired by phase matching condition of Grover algorithm, we propose a new quantum walk search algorithm which is based on coin quantum walk. Firstly we give the graph to the quantum walk, and then describe the algorithm in detail. Algorithm uses different coin operators and shift operators for two different cases and draws the corresponding iteration operators. Then we prove that iteration operators used in the algorithm are unitary operators. Then we analyze the time complexity and probability of success of the algorithm. Analysis indicates that the time complexity of the algorithm is the same as that of Grover algorithm, however when the targets to be searched are more than 1/3 of the total targets, the algorithm probability of success is greater than that of Grover algorithm. Finally we give the circuit implementation of the algorithm.