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Shor's algorithm: a standalone construct

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Quantum computing

a quantum algorithm that factors integers and computes discrete logarithms in polynomial time by finding the period of a function.

In quantum computing, Shor's algorithm refers to a quantum algorithm that factors integers and computes discrete logarithms in polynomial time by finding the period of a function. This meaning comes from Shor (1997) in SIAM Journal on Computing.[1]

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References

Shor, P. W. (1997). Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and Discrete Logarithms on a Quantum Computer. SIAM Journal on Computing, 26(5), 1484-1509. https://doi.org/10.1137/s0097539795293172

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