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Adaptive Quantum Computation, Constant Depth Quantum Circuits and Arthur-Merlin Games

Quantum Physics 2014-05-28 v6 Computational Complexity

Abstract

We present evidence that there exist quantum computations that can be carried out in constant depth, using 2-qubit gates, that cannot be simulated classically with high accuracy. We prove that if one can simulate these circuits classically efficiently then the complexity class BQP is contained in AM.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0205133,
  title  = {Adaptive Quantum Computation, Constant Depth Quantum Circuits and Arthur-Merlin Games},
  author = {Barbara M. Terhal and David P. DiVincenzo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0205133},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

Substantially revised version, 13 pages, 1 figure, to appear in QIC. Small correction in Theorem 1 added