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Even quantum advice is unlikely to solve PP

Computational Complexity 2025-11-26 v2 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We give a corrected proof that if PP \subseteq BQP/qpoly, then the Counting Hierarchy collapses, as originally claimed by [Aaronson 2006 arXiv:cs/0504048]. This recovers the related unconditional claim that PP does not have circuits of any fixed size nkn^k even with quantum advice. We do so by proving that YQP*, an oblivious version of (QMA \cap coQMA), is contained in APP, and so is PP-low.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2403.09994,
  title  = {Even quantum advice is unlikely to solve PP},
  author = {Justin Yirka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.09994},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

10 pages, 0 figures. Added exposition and corrected arithmetic errors in v2

R2 v1 2026-06-28T15:21:11.203Z