Answer by Peter Shor for How much reading do you do before you attack a problem?
When I attacked the problem of finding a quantum factoring algorithm, I had read four or five papers on the subject, which constituted nearly all the literature on quantum algorithms at the time....
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I think reading while you are already working on the problem could be helpful in both directions. On the one hand, while reading you will be more alert to stuff that might be useful for solving the...
View ArticleAnswer by Allen Knutson for How much reading do you do before you attack a...
I try to get myself a coauthor who knows that area.
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When you know the definitions, of the elements of your problem, no doubt, start attacking the problem. Ever if you still don't know the definitions for the most general form of the problem and only for...
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When going off on a tangent from your regular area, where, presumably, you have such mastery of all cutting-edge research from your routine reading that you hardly need to do any extra (if this is...
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