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The concept of \emph{complexity} has become pivotal in multiple disciplines, including quantum information, where it serves as an alternative metric for gauging the chaotic evolution of a quantum state. This paper focuses on \emph{Krylov…

The approximate degree of a Boolean function f is the least degree of a real polynomial that approximates f pointwise to error at most 1/3. Approximate degree is known to be a lower bound on quantum query complexity. We resolve or nearly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-08-20 Mark Bun , Robin Kothari , Justin Thaler

We study the query complexity of computing a function f:{0,1}^n-->R_+ in expectation. This requires the algorithm on input x to output a nonnegative random variable whose expectation equals f(x), using as few queries to the input x as…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-11-27 Jedrzej Kaniewski , Troy Lee , Ronald de Wolf

In this paper, we study the Krylov complexity in quantum field theory and make a connection with the holographic "Complexity equals Volume" conjecture. When Krylov basis matches with Fock basis, for several interesting settings, we observe…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-06-21 Kiran Adhikari , Sayantan Choudhury , Abhishek Roy

We present an iterative generalisation of the quantum subspace expansion algorithm used with a Krylov basis. The iterative construction connects a sequence of subspaces via their lowest energy states. Diagonalising a Hamiltonian in a given…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-07 Tom O'Leary , Lewis W. Anderson , Dieter Jaksch , Martin Kiffner

In this work, we develop a framework aiming at designing quantum algorithms for combinatorial optimization problems while providing theoretical guarantees on their approximation ratios. The principal innovative aspect of our work is the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-29 Shengminjie Chen , Ziyang Li , Hongyi Zhou , Jialin Zhang , Wenguo Yang , Xiaoming Sun

We describe algorithms to obtain an approximate classical description of a $d$-dimensional quantum state when given access to a unitary (and its inverse) that prepares it. For pure states we characterize the query complexity for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-07-19 Joran van Apeldoorn , Arjan Cornelissen , András Gilyén , Giacomo Nannicini

Query complexity measures the amount of information an algorithm needs about a problem to compute a solution. On a quantum computer there are different realizations of a query and we will show that these are not always equivalent. Our…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Arvid J. Bessen

We study how well functions over the boolean hypercube of the form $f_k(x)=(|x|-k)(|x|-k-1)$ can be approximated by sums of squares of low-degree polynomials, obtaining good bounds for the case of approximation in $\ell_{\infty}$-norm as…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2016-03-09 Troy Lee , Anupam Prakash , Ronald de Wolf , Henry Yuen

Quantum linear system solvers typically realize the inverse map as a polynomial transformation of the spectrum, so their practical cost hinges on implementing this transformation at a low polynomial degree. We introduce constrained optimal…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-29 Matthias Deiml , Daniel Peterseim

Estimating the quantum Fisher information (QFI) is a crucial yet challenging task with widespread applications across quantum science and technologies. The recently proposed Krylov shadow tomography (KST) opens a new avenue for this task by…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-30 Yuan-Hao Wang , Da-Jian Zhang

The Polynomial-Time Hierarchy ($\mathsf{PH}$) is a staple of classical complexity theory, with applications spanning randomized computation to circuit lower bounds to ''quantum advantage'' analyses for near-term quantum computers.…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-09-04 Avantika Agarwal , Sevag Gharibian , Venkata Koppula , Dorian Rudolph

Based on the recent breakthrough of Huang (2019), we show that for any total Boolean function $f$, $\bullet \quad \mathrm{deg}(f) = O(\widetilde{\mathrm{deg}}(f)^2)$: The degree of $f$ is at most quadratic in the approximate degree of $f$.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-10-27 Scott Aaronson , Shalev Ben-David , Robin Kothari , Shravas Rao , Avishay Tal

The degrees of polynomials representing or approximating Boolean functions are a prominent tool in various branches of complexity theory. Sherstov recently characterized the minimal degree deg_{\eps}(f) among all polynomials (over the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-02-15 Ronald de Wolf

Quantum reservoir computing algorithms recently emerged as a standout approach in the development of successful methods for the NISQ era, because of its superb performance and compatibility with current quantum devices. By harnessing the…

Quantum Krylov subspace diagonalization is a prominent candidate for early fault tolerant quantum simulation of many-body and molecular systems, but so far the focus has been mainly on computing ground-state energies. We go beyond this by…

The problem of estimating the ground-state energy of a quantum system is ubiquitous in chemistry and condensed matter physics. Krylov quantum diagonalization (KQD) has emerged as a promising approach for this task. However, many KQD methods…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-30 Adam Byrne , William Kirby , Kirk M. Soodhalter , Sergiy Zhuk

Krylov complexity provides a powerful framework for characterizing the dynamical evolution of quantum systems through the spreading of states in Krylov space. The motivation for this is rooted in the optimality of the Krylov basis for the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-10 Saud Čindrak , Kathy Lüdge

Approximating a quantum state by the convex mixing of some given states has strong experimental significance and provides potential applications in quantum resource theory. Here we find a closed form of the minimal distance in the sense of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-02-23 Li-qiang Zhang , Nan-nan Zhou , Chang-shui Yu

Let X = (x_0,...,x_{n-1})$ be a sequence of n numbers. For \epsilon > 0, we say that x_i is an \epsilon-approximate median if the number of elements strictly less than x_i, and the number of elements strictly greater than x_i are each less…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ashwin Nayak , Felix Wu
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