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Optimal Direct Sum Results for Deterministic and Randomized Decision Tree Complexity

Computational Complexity 2010-04-02 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

A Direct Sum Theorem holds in a model of computation, when solving some k input instances together is k times as expensive as solving one. We show that Direct Sum Theorems hold in the models of deterministic and randomized decision trees for all relations. We also note that a near optimal Direct Sum Theorem holds for quantum decision trees for boolean functions.

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@article{arxiv.1004.0105,
  title  = {Optimal Direct Sum Results for Deterministic and Randomized Decision Tree Complexity},
  author = {Rahul Jain and Hartmut Klauck and Miklos Santha},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.0105},
  year   = {2010}
}

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7 pages

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