Quantum algorithms and lower bounds for eccentricity, radius, and diameter in undirected graphs

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Auteurs principaux: Wesołowski, Adam, Bao, Jinge
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author Wesołowski, Adam
Bao, Jinge
author_facet Wesołowski, Adam
Bao, Jinge
contents The problems of computing eccentricity, radius, and diameter are fundamental to graph theory. These parameters are intrinsically defined based on the distance metric of the graph. In this work, we propose quantum algorithms for the diameter and radius of undirected, weighted graphs in the adjacency list model. The algorithms output diameter and radius with the corresponding paths in $\widetilde{O}(n\sqrt{m})$ time. Additionally, for the diameter, we present a quantum algorithm that approximates the diameter within a $2/3$ ratio in $\widetilde{O}(\sqrt{m}n^{3/4})$ time. We also establish quantum query lower bounds of $Ω(\sqrt{nm})$ for all the aforementioned problems through a reduction from the minima finding problem.
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spellingShingle Quantum algorithms and lower bounds for eccentricity, radius, and diameter in undirected graphs
Wesołowski, Adam
Bao, Jinge
Quantum Physics
Data Structures and Algorithms
The problems of computing eccentricity, radius, and diameter are fundamental to graph theory. These parameters are intrinsically defined based on the distance metric of the graph. In this work, we propose quantum algorithms for the diameter and radius of undirected, weighted graphs in the adjacency list model. The algorithms output diameter and radius with the corresponding paths in $\widetilde{O}(n\sqrt{m})$ time. Additionally, for the diameter, we present a quantum algorithm that approximates the diameter within a $2/3$ ratio in $\widetilde{O}(\sqrt{m}n^{3/4})$ time. We also establish quantum query lower bounds of $Ω(\sqrt{nm})$ for all the aforementioned problems through a reduction from the minima finding problem.
title Quantum algorithms and lower bounds for eccentricity, radius, and diameter in undirected graphs
topic Quantum Physics
Data Structures and Algorithms
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.20148