Abstract: Quantum walk-based search algorithms have demonstrated an asymptotic quadratic speedup compared to classical search methods. Formulating a generic search problem as a (quantum) search over a ...

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The Meet in the Middle approach is an optimization technique for solving problems like the Subset Sum Problem, particularly when n is around 30–40. It reduces time complexity from O(2ⁿ) to O(2ⁿ/²), ...

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