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:(1997) Farhi, Gutmann; Quantum Computation and Decision Trees, http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9706062
 
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; Hamiltonian NAND Tree and Universal Computation with Quantum Walks
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; Scattering off graphs (NAND tree and Universal QC with quantum walks)
  
: A Quantum Algorithm for the Hamiltonian NAND Tree, http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0702144
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: (2007) Farhi; A Quantum Algorithm for the Hamiltonian NAND Tree, http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0702144
  
: (2008) Childs Universal Computation by Quantum Walk, http://arxiv.org/abs/0806.1972
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: (2008) Childs; Universal Computation by Quantum Walk, http://arxiv.org/abs/0806.1972
  
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: (2010) Ambainis; Quantum algorithms for formula evaluation, http://arxiv.org/abs/1006.3651
  
  
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; Quantum Simulated Annealing
 
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: Quantum Simulations of Classical Annealing Processes
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: (2008) Somma et al; Quantum Simulations of Classical Annealing Processes, http://arxiv.org/abs/0804.1571
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; Relationship between Discrete and Continuous QW and new simulation technique
 
; Relationship between Discrete and Continuous QW and new simulation technique
  
: (2008) Childs, On the relationship between continuous- and discrete-time quantum walk
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: (2008) Childs; On the relationship between continuous- and discrete-time quantum walk, http://arxiv.org/abs/0810.0312

Revision as of 21:54, 10 January 2011

Journal Club Winter 2011

People

Organizer(1): Kamil Michnicki (kpm3@u.washington.edu)

Organizer(2): Lukas Svec (svecl@u.washington.edu)

Faculty Advisor: Dave Bacon (dabacon@cs.washington.edu)

Place

Thursday 12:00 in Computer Science, CSE 403.

Organization

Topic Chosen: Quantum Random Walks

Main ideas:

Theory

Quantum Annealing

Quantum-Quantum Metropolis Algorithm

Universality of Quantum Walks

Relationship between continuous and quantum walks

Schedule

Subject Speaker Date
Organization and classical random walks Lukas Jan 7
Pre-2004 Quantum Walks Lukas Jan 14
Post-2004 Quantum Walks (Szegedy Walk) Lukas Jan 21
Quantum Annealing Kamil Jan 27
Quantum Metropolis Sampling Punya Feb 3
Quantum Quantum Metropolis Algorithm Alex Feb 10
Universality of Quantum Walks(1) Isaac Feb 24
Universality of Quantum Walks (2) Isaac Mar 3
Relationship between continuous and discrete Paul Mar 10

Papers

Theory (What it means to be a quantum walk)
(1997) Farhi, Gutmann; Quantum Computation and Decision Trees, http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9706062
(1998) Watrous; Quantum simulations of classical random walks and undirected graph connectivity, http://arxiv.org/abs/cs/9812012
(2002) Childs et al; Exponential algorithmic speedup by quantum walk, http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9706062
(2003) Kempe: Quantum Random Walks - An Introductory Overview, http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~kempe/papers/23contemp.pdf, http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0303081
(2004) Szegedy; Quantum Speed-up of Markov Chain Based Algorithms, http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1366222
(2006) Magniez et al; Search via Quantum Walk, http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0608026
(2008) Magniez et al; On the hitting times of quantum versus random walks, http://arxiv.org/abs/0808.0084
(2010) Krovi, Magniez, et al.; Finding is as Easy as Detecting for Quantum Walks http://arxiv.org/abs/1002.2419


Scattering off graphs (NAND tree and Universal QC with quantum walks)
(2007) Farhi; A Quantum Algorithm for the Hamiltonian NAND Tree, http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0702144
(2008) Childs; Universal Computation by Quantum Walk, http://arxiv.org/abs/0806.1972
(2010) Ambainis; Quantum algorithms for formula evaluation, http://arxiv.org/abs/1006.3651


Quantum-Quantum Metropolis Algorithm
(2009) Quantum Metropolis Sampling http://arxiv.org/abs/0911.3635
(2010) A Quantum-Quantum Metropolis Algorithm, http://arxiv.org/abs/1011.1468


Quantum Simulated Annealing
(2008) Somma et al; Quantum Simulations of Classical Annealing Processes, http://arxiv.org/abs/0804.1571


Relationship between Discrete and Continuous QW and new simulation technique
(2008) Childs; On the relationship between continuous- and discrete-time quantum walk, http://arxiv.org/abs/0810.0312