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View SchemaQuantum Algorithms for Lowest Weight Paths and Spanning Trees in Complete Graphs
| Authors | Mark Heiligman |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0303131 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0303131 |
Abstract
Quantum algorithms for several problems in graph theory are considered. Classical algorithms for finding the lowest weight path between two points in a graph and for finding a minimal weight spanning tree involve searching over some space. Modification of classical algorithms due to Dijkstra and Prim allows quantum search to replace classical search and leads to more efficient algorithms. In the case of highly asymmetric complete bipartite graphs, simply replacing classical search with quantum search leads to a faster quantum algorithm. A fast quantum algorithm for computing the diameter of a complete graph is also given.
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