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One of the main candidates of post-quantum cryptography is lattice-based cryptography. Its cryptographic security against quantum attackers is based on the worst-case hardness of lattice problems like the shortest vector problem (SVP),…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-13 Joao F. Doriguello , George Giapitzakis , Alessandro Luongo , Aditya Morolia

$\newcommand{\NP}{\mathsf{NP}}\newcommand{\GapSVP}{\textrm{GapSVP}}$We give a simple proof that the (approximate, decisional) Shortest Vector Problem is $\NP$-hard under a randomized reduction. Specifically, we show that for any $p \geq 1$…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2022-02-17 Huck Bennett , Chris Peikert

Lattices have many significant applications in cryptography. In 2021, the $p$-adic signature scheme and public-key encryption cryptosystem were introduced. They are based on the Longest Vector Problem (LVP) and the Closest Vector Problem…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-24 Chi Zhang

Lattices are discrete mathematical objects with widespread applications to integer programs as well as modern cryptography. A fundamental problem in both domains is the Closest Vector Problem (popularly known as CVP). It is well-known that…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2015-12-10 Karthekeyan Chandrasekaran , Venkata Gandikota , Elena Grigorescu

Efficiently solving the Shortest Vector Problem (SVP) in two-dimensional lattices holds practical significance in cryptography and computational geometry. While simpler than its high-dimensional counterpart, two-dimensional SVP motivates…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2025-07-02 Lihao Zhao , Chengliang Tian , Jingguo Bi , Guangwu Xu , Jia Yu

Let $\gamma$-$\mathsf{GapSVP}_p$ be the decision version of the shortest vector problem in the $\ell_p$-norm with approximation factor $\gamma$, let $n$ be the lattice rank and $0<\varepsilon\leq 1$. We prove that there is no algorithm that…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-24 Markus Hittmeir

In the Orthogonal Vectors (OV) problem, we wish to determine if there is an orthogonal pair of vectors among $n$ Boolean vectors in $d$ dimensions. The OV Conjecture (OVC) posits that OV requires $n^{2-o(1)}$ time to solve, for all…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2017-09-18 Daniel Kane , Ryan Williams

We show a linear-size reduction from gap Max-2-Lin(2) (a generalization of the gap $\mathrm{Max}$-$\mathrm{Cut}$ problem) to $\gamma\text{-}\mathrm{CVP}_p$ for $\gamma = \mathrm{O}(1)$ and finite $p\geq 1$, as well as a no-go theorem…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Jeremy Ahrens Huang , Young Kun Ko , Chunhao Wang

We show how to generalize Gama and Nguyen's slide reduction algorithm [STOC '08] for solving the approximate Shortest Vector Problem over lattices (SVP). As a result, we show the fastest provably correct algorithm for $\delta$-approximate…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-08-13 Divesh Aggarwal , Jianwei Li , Phong Q. Nguyen , Noah Stephens-Davidowitz

The Super-SAT or SSAT problem was introduced by Dinur et al.(2002,2003) to prove the NP-hardness of approximation of two popular lattice problems - Shortest Vector Problem(SVP) and Closest Vector Problem(CVP). They conjectured that SSAT is…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2021-10-06 Priyanka Mukhopadhyay

We show a $2^{n/2+o(n)}$-time algorithm that finds a (non-zero) vector in a lattice $\mathcal{L} \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ with norm at most $\tilde{O}(\sqrt{n})\cdot \min\{\lambda_1(\mathcal{L}), \det(\mathcal{L})^{1/n}\}$, where…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-07-21 Divesh Aggarwal , Zeyong Li , Noah Stephens-Davidowitz

Improving on the Voronoi cell based techniques of Micciancio and Voulgaris (SIAM J. Comp. 13), and Sommer, Feder and Shalvi (SIAM J. Disc. Math. 09), we give a Las Vegas $\tilde{O}(2^n)$ expected time and space algorithm for CVPP (the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-12-22 Nicolas Bonifas , Daniel Dadush

We present the first explicit connection between quantum computation and lattice problems. Namely, we show a solution to the Unique Shortest Vector Problem (SVP) under the assumption that there exists an algorithm that solves the hidden…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Oded Regev

In his famous book ``Basic Number Theory", Weil proved several theorems about the existence of norm-orthogonal bases in finite-dimensional vector spaces and lattices over local fields. In this paper, we transform Weil's proofs into…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-05-16 Yingpu Deng

Any ideal in a number field can be factored into a product of prime ideals. In this paper we study the prime ideal shortest vector problem (SVP) in the ring $ \Z[x]/(x^{2^n} + 1) $, a popular choice in the design of ideal lattice based…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-03-03 Yanbin Pan , Jun Xu , Nick Wadleigh , Qi Cheng

Lattice-based cryptography has emerged as one of the most prominent candidates for post-quantum cryptography, projected to be secure against the imminent threat of large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers. The Shortest Vector Problem…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-11-08 Júlia Barberà-Rodríguez , Nicolas Gama , Anand Kumar Narayanan , David Joseph

We study the approximability of the NP-complete \textsc{Maximum Minimal Feedback Vertex Set} problem. Informally, this natural problem seems to lie in an intermediate space between two more well-studied problems of this type:…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2021-02-12 Louis Dublois , Tesshu Hanaka , Mehdi Khosravian Ghadikolaei , Michael Lampis , Nikolaos Melissinos

We prove that the Minimum Distance Problem (MDP) on linear codes over any fixed finite field and parameterized by the input distance bound is W[1]-hard to approximate within any constant factor. We also prove analogous results for the…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-02-28 Huck Bennett , Mahdi Cheraghchi , Venkatesan Guruswami , João Ribeiro

Given a k-dimensional subspace M\subseteq \R^n and a full rank integer lattice L\subseteq \R^n, the \emph{subspace avoiding problem} SAP is to find a shortest vector in L\setminus M. Treating k as a parameter, we obtain new parameterized…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2008-05-01 V. Arvind , Pushkar S. Joglekar

We introduce a new class of algorithms for finding a short vector in lattices defined by codes of co-dimension $k$ over $\mathbb{Z}_P^d$, where $P$ is prime. The co-dimension $1$ case is solved by exploiting the packing properties of the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-01-24 Robert Lin , Peter W. Shor