2.1k citations · 8.3k across the 34 of their papers we have counts for
Showing 1998Show all
2 papers · 1 filter
quant-ph1998★ 12 cited
A Limit on the Speed of Quantum Computation for Insertion into an Ordered List
E. Farhi, J. Goldstone, S. Gutmann +1
We consider the problem of inserting a new item into an ordered list of N-1 items. The length of an algorithm is measured by the number of comparisons it makes between the new item…
quant-ph1998★ 188 cited
A Limit on the Speed of Quantum Computation in Determining Parity
E. Farhi, J. Goldstone, S. Gutmann +1
Consider a function f which is defined on the integers from 1 to N and takes the values -1 and +1. The parity of f is the product over all x from 1 to N of f(x). With no further in…