NP-hard problems are not in BQP
Computational Complexity
2024-10-15 v3
Abstract
Grover's algorithm can solve NP-complete problems on quantum computers faster than all the known algorithms on classical computers. However, Grover's algorithm still needs exponential time. Due to the BBBV theorem, Grover's algorithm is optimal for searches in the domain of a function, when the function is used as a black box. We analyze the NP-complete set If is large enough, then M accepts each word in with length within steps. So, one can use methods from computability theory to show that black box searching is the fastest way to find a solution. Therefore, Grover's algorithm is optimal for NP-complete problems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2311.05624,
title = {NP-hard problems are not in BQP},
author = {Reiner Czerwinski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.05624},
year = {2024}
}