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From Schrödinger's Equation to the Quantum Search Algorithm

Lov K. Grover (Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ)

Postscript file, 16 pages. This is a pedagogical article describing the invention of the quantum search algorithm. It appeared in the July, 2001 issue of American Journal of Physics (AJP)
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Abstract: The quantum search algorithm is a technique for searching N possibilities in only sqrt(N) steps. Although the algorithm itself is widely known, not so well known is the series of steps that first led to it, these are quite different from any of the generally known forms of the algorithm. This paper describes these steps, which start by discretizing Schrödinger's equation. This paper also provides a self-contained introduction to the quantum search algorithm from a new perspective.

Submitted to arXiv on 22 Sep. 2001