Susan Stepney, John A. Clark.
Searching for Quantum Programs and Quantum Protocols: a review.

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience 5(5):942-969, May 2008

Abstract:

We review how computational search techniques inspired by biological evolution have been used to discover quantum circuits and quantum algorithms. We discuss issues in representing quantum artefacts in a form suitable for evolutionary search, various quantum artefacts that have been discovered through evolutionary search, and future prospects for this approach.

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  author = "Susan Stepney and John A. Clark",
  title = "Searching for Quantum Programs and Quantum Protocols: a review",
  journal = "Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience",
  volume = 5,
  number = 5,
  pages = "942-969",
  month = may,
  year = 2008 
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