A hierarchical sorting oracle

  • Authors:
  • Luís Tarrataca;Andreas Wichert

  • Affiliations:
  • GAIPS, INESC-ID, Department of Computer Science, Instituto Superior Técnico;GAIPS, INESC-ID, Department of Computer Science, Instituto Superior Técnico

  • Venue:
  • QI'11 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Quantum interaction
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

Classical tree search algorithms mimic the problem solving capabilities traditionally performed by humans. In this work we propose a unitary operator, based on the principles of reversible computation, focusing on hierarchical tree search concepts for sorting purposes. These concepts are then extended in order to build a quantum oracle which, combined with Grover's quantum algorithm, can be employed as a quantum hierarchical search mechanism whilst taking advantage of a quadratic speedup. Finally, we show how the developed model can be extended in order to perform a N-level depth-limited search.