Directed st-connectivity with few paths is in quantum logspace

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Auteurs principaux: Apers, Simon, Edenhofer, Roman
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author Apers, Simon
Edenhofer, Roman
author_facet Apers, Simon
Edenhofer, Roman
contents We present a $\mathsf{BQSPACE}(O(\log n))$-procedure to count $st$-paths on directed graphs for which we are promised that there are at most polynomially many paths starting in $s$ and polynomially many paths ending in $t$. For comparison, the best known classical upper bound in this case just to decide $st$-connectivity is $\mathsf{DSPACE}(O(\log^2 n/ \log \log n))$. The result establishes a new relationship between~$\mathsf{BQL}$ and unambiguity and fewness subclasses of $\mathsf{NL}$. Further, we also show how to \emph{recognize} directed graphs with at most polynomially many paths between any two nodes in $\mathsf{BQSPACE}(O(\log n))$. This yields the first natural candidate for a language separating $\mathsf{BQL}$ from $\mathsf{L}$ and~$\mathsf{BPL}$. Until now, all candidates potentially separating these classes were inherently promise problems.
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spellingShingle Directed st-connectivity with few paths is in quantum logspace
Apers, Simon
Edenhofer, Roman
Quantum Physics
Computational Complexity
Data Structures and Algorithms
We present a $\mathsf{BQSPACE}(O(\log n))$-procedure to count $st$-paths on directed graphs for which we are promised that there are at most polynomially many paths starting in $s$ and polynomially many paths ending in $t$. For comparison, the best known classical upper bound in this case just to decide $st$-connectivity is $\mathsf{DSPACE}(O(\log^2 n/ \log \log n))$. The result establishes a new relationship between~$\mathsf{BQL}$ and unambiguity and fewness subclasses of $\mathsf{NL}$. Further, we also show how to \emph{recognize} directed graphs with at most polynomially many paths between any two nodes in $\mathsf{BQSPACE}(O(\log n))$. This yields the first natural candidate for a language separating $\mathsf{BQL}$ from $\mathsf{L}$ and~$\mathsf{BPL}$. Until now, all candidates potentially separating these classes were inherently promise problems.
title Directed st-connectivity with few paths is in quantum logspace
topic Quantum Physics
Computational Complexity
Data Structures and Algorithms
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.12473