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Quantum games and quantum algorithms


Author(s) : Quantum Algorithms David A. Meyer Quantum Games David A. Meyer, 
Publisher : N/A
Publication Date : 2001
ISSN : N/A
Abstract : A quantum algorithm for an oracle problem can be understood as a quantum strategy for a player in a two-player zero-sum game in which the other player is constrained to play classically. I formalize this correspondence and give examples of games (and hence oracle problems) for which the quantum player can do better than would be possible classically. The most remarkable example is the Bernstein-Vazirani quantum search algorithm which I show creates no entanglement at any timestep.,