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Hidden shift problem for complex functions

Quantum Physics 2025-07-28 v1

Abstract

We study quantum algorithms for the hidden shift problem of complex scalar- and vector-valued functions on finite abelian groups. Given oracle access to a shifted function and the Fourier transform of the unshifted function, the goal is to find the hidden shift. We analyze the success probability of our algorithms when using a constant number of queries. For bent functions, they succeed with probability 1, while for arbitrary functions the success probability depends on the `bentness' of the function.

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@article{arxiv.2507.19440,
  title  = {Hidden shift problem for complex functions},
  author = {Serge Adonsou and Peter Bruin and Maris Ozols and Joppe Stokvis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.19440},
  year   = {2025}
}

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