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arXiv:quant-ph/0103020 · Quantum Information Processing

An Example of the Difference Between Quantum and Classical Random Walks

Andrew M. Childs, Edward Farhi, Sam Gutmann

Published Apr 1, 2002• 480 citations
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DOI
10.1023/a:1019609420309

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