Algorithme de ShorEn arithmétique modulaire et en informatique quantique, l’algorithme de Shor est un algorithme quantique conçu par Peter Shor en 1994, qui factorise un entier naturel N en temps O et en espace . Beaucoup de cryptosystèmes à clé publique, tels que le RSA, deviendraient vulnérables si l'algorithme de Shor était un jour implanté dans un calculateur quantique pratique. Un message chiffré avec RSA peut être déchiffré par factorisation de sa clé publique N, qui est le produit de deux nombres premiers.
Computational complexityIn computer science, the computational complexity or simply complexity of an algorithm is the amount of resources required to run it. Particular focus is given to computation time (generally measured by the number of needed elementary operations) and memory storage requirements. The complexity of a problem is the complexity of the best algorithms that allow solving the problem. The study of the complexity of explicitly given algorithms is called analysis of algorithms, while the study of the complexity of problems is called computational complexity theory.
Smith normal formIn mathematics, the Smith normal form (sometimes abbreviated SNF) is a normal form that can be defined for any matrix (not necessarily square) with entries in a principal ideal domain (PID). The Smith normal form of a matrix is diagonal, and can be obtained from the original matrix by multiplying on the left and right by invertible square matrices. In particular, the integers are a PID, so one can always calculate the Smith normal form of an integer matrix.
Mehler kernelThe Mehler kernel is a complex-valued function found to be the propagator of the quantum harmonic oscillator. defined a function and showed, in modernized notation, that it can be expanded in terms of Hermite polynomials H(.) based on weight function exp(−x2) as This result is useful, in modified form, in quantum physics, probability theory, and harmonic analysis. In physics, the fundamental solution, (Green's function), or propagator of the Hamiltonian for the quantum harmonic oscillator is called the Mehler kernel.
