Quantum Computational Complexity and Symmetry

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Main Authors: Rethinasamy, Soorya, LaBorde, Margarite L., Wilde, Mark M.
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Published: 2023
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author Rethinasamy, Soorya
LaBorde, Margarite L.
Wilde, Mark M.
author_facet Rethinasamy, Soorya
LaBorde, Margarite L.
Wilde, Mark M.
contents Testing the symmetries of quantum states and channels provides a way to assess their usefulness for different physical, computational, and communication tasks. Here, we establish several complexity-theoretic results that classify the difficulty of symmetry-testing problems involving a unitary representation of a group and a state or a channel that is being tested. In particular, we prove that various such symmetry-testing problems are complete for BQP, QMA, QSZK, QIP(2), QIP_EB(2), and QIP, thus spanning the prominent classes of the quantum interactive proof hierarchy and forging a non-trivial connection between symmetry and quantum computational complexity. Finally, we prove the inclusion of two Hamiltonian symmetry-testing problems in QMA and QAM, while leaving it as an intriguing open question to determine whether these problems are complete for these classes.
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spellingShingle Quantum Computational Complexity and Symmetry
Rethinasamy, Soorya
LaBorde, Margarite L.
Wilde, Mark M.
Quantum Physics
Testing the symmetries of quantum states and channels provides a way to assess their usefulness for different physical, computational, and communication tasks. Here, we establish several complexity-theoretic results that classify the difficulty of symmetry-testing problems involving a unitary representation of a group and a state or a channel that is being tested. In particular, we prove that various such symmetry-testing problems are complete for BQP, QMA, QSZK, QIP(2), QIP_EB(2), and QIP, thus spanning the prominent classes of the quantum interactive proof hierarchy and forging a non-trivial connection between symmetry and quantum computational complexity. Finally, we prove the inclusion of two Hamiltonian symmetry-testing problems in QMA and QAM, while leaving it as an intriguing open question to determine whether these problems are complete for these classes.
title Quantum Computational Complexity and Symmetry
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.10081