Authors : Palaganti Venkata Nagendra Sai Sandeep

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 7 - July

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25jul1660

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Abstract : Grover's algorithm stands as a cornerstone of quantum computing, offering a theoretical quadratic speedup for unstructured search problems. This allows for finding a target item in an unsorted database of N entries in approximately the square root of N steps, a significant improvement over classical algorithms which require a number of operations on the order of N in the worst case. This speedup becomes particularly compelling for very large datasets, where classical exhaustive search becomes computationally intractable. The algorithm achieves this by leveraging fundamental quantum mechanical principles, primarily superposition and interference. It operates by preparing qubits in a uniform superposition of all possible states, then iteratively applying a quantum oracle to mark the desired state by flipping its phase, followed by a diffusion operator that amplifies the probability of the marked state. Despite its theoretical promise, real-world implementation faces substantial challenges stemming from Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) hardware, which is characterized by high error rates and short coherence times. Consequently, achieving a true, scalable quantum advantage remains a future endeavor, contingent on significant hardware advancements. Nevertheless, Grover's algorithm holds significant potential across diverse fields, including enhancing brute-force attacks on cryptographic systems, accelerating solutions for optimization problems, and speeding up search processes in machine learning and unstructured database queries.

Keywords : Quantum Computing, Grover's Algorithm, Cryptography, Symmetric-Key Ciphers, Dynamic Defense Labyrinth Problem, Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) Era.

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