Factorization of numbers with Gauss sums: I. Mathematical background
Sabine Wölk, W. Merkel, Wolfgang P. Schleich, Ilya Sh. Averbukh, B. Girard · New Journal of Physics · 2011
We use the periodicity properties of generalized Gauss sums to factor numbers. Moreover, we derive rules for finding the factors and illustrate this factorization scheme for various examples. This algorithm relies solely on interference and scales exponentially.