Quantum amplitude amplification algorithm: An explanation of availability bias

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 5494, Issue , 2009, Pages 84-96

  Franco, Riccardo ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE COUNTING; COGNITIVE TASK; QUANTUM ALGORITHMS; QUANTUM AMPLITUDE; QUANTUM AMPLITUDE AMPLIFICATION; QUANTUM COUNTING;

HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; QUANTUM THEORY;

AMPLIFICATION;

EID: 67049172212     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00834-4_9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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