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Main Authors: Nakata, Yoshifumi, Takeuchi, Yuki, Kliesch, Martin, Darmawan, Andrew
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.23353
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author Nakata, Yoshifumi
Takeuchi, Yuki
Kliesch, Martin
Darmawan, Andrew
author_facet Nakata, Yoshifumi
Takeuchi, Yuki
Kliesch, Martin
Darmawan, Andrew
contents We investigate unitary and state $t$-designs from a computational complexity perspective. First, we address the problems of computing frame potentials that characterize (approximate) $t$-designs. We present a quantum algorithm for computing frame potentials and establish the following: (1) exact computation can be achieved by a single query to a $\# \textsf{P}$-oracle and is $\# \textsf{P}$-hard; (2) for state vectors, deciding whether the frame potential is larger than or smaller than certain values is $\textsf{BQP}$-complete, provided the promise gap between the two values is inverse-polynomial in the number of qubits; and (3) for both state vectors and unitaries, this promise problem is $\textsf{PP}$-complete if the promise gap is exponentially small. Second, we address the promise problem of deciding whether or not a given set is a good approximation to a design. Given a certain promise gap that could be constant, we show that this problem is $\textsf{PP}$-hard, highlighting the inherent computational difficulty of determining properties of unitary and state designs. We further identify the implications of our results across diverse areas, including variational methods for constructing designs, diagnosing quantum chaos through out-of-time-ordered correlators (OTOCs), and exploring emergent designs in Hamiltonian systems.
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spellingShingle On Computational Complexity of Unitary and State Design Properties
Nakata, Yoshifumi
Takeuchi, Yuki
Kliesch, Martin
Darmawan, Andrew
Quantum Physics
Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
We investigate unitary and state $t$-designs from a computational complexity perspective. First, we address the problems of computing frame potentials that characterize (approximate) $t$-designs. We present a quantum algorithm for computing frame potentials and establish the following: (1) exact computation can be achieved by a single query to a $\# \textsf{P}$-oracle and is $\# \textsf{P}$-hard; (2) for state vectors, deciding whether the frame potential is larger than or smaller than certain values is $\textsf{BQP}$-complete, provided the promise gap between the two values is inverse-polynomial in the number of qubits; and (3) for both state vectors and unitaries, this promise problem is $\textsf{PP}$-complete if the promise gap is exponentially small. Second, we address the promise problem of deciding whether or not a given set is a good approximation to a design. Given a certain promise gap that could be constant, we show that this problem is $\textsf{PP}$-hard, highlighting the inherent computational difficulty of determining properties of unitary and state designs. We further identify the implications of our results across diverse areas, including variational methods for constructing designs, diagnosing quantum chaos through out-of-time-ordered correlators (OTOCs), and exploring emergent designs in Hamiltonian systems.
title On Computational Complexity of Unitary and State Design Properties
topic Quantum Physics
Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.23353