On the Complexity of Decoded Quantum Interferometry

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Main Authors: Marwaha, Kunal, Fefferman, Bill, Gheorghiu, Alexandru, Havlicek, Vojtech
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Published: 2025
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author Marwaha, Kunal
Fefferman, Bill
Gheorghiu, Alexandru
Havlicek, Vojtech
author_facet Marwaha, Kunal
Fefferman, Bill
Gheorghiu, Alexandru
Havlicek, Vojtech
contents We study the complexity of Decoded Quantum Interferometry (DQI), a quantum algorithm for approximate optimization. First, we show that the algorithm resists classical simulation strategies based on locating outputs with large probabilities. We then prove that DQI can be simulated at a low level of the polynomial hierarchy, posing challenges to standard quantum supremacy arguments. We further show that DQI is a constructive solution to a classical coding-theoretic bound based on the MacWilliams identity. Lastly, we interpret DQI as preparing low-energy states of a quantum simple harmonic oscillator, a viewpoint we believe suggests a physics-motivated route to generalizing DQI.
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spellingShingle On the Complexity of Decoded Quantum Interferometry
Marwaha, Kunal
Fefferman, Bill
Gheorghiu, Alexandru
Havlicek, Vojtech
Quantum Physics
Computational Complexity
We study the complexity of Decoded Quantum Interferometry (DQI), a quantum algorithm for approximate optimization. First, we show that the algorithm resists classical simulation strategies based on locating outputs with large probabilities. We then prove that DQI can be simulated at a low level of the polynomial hierarchy, posing challenges to standard quantum supremacy arguments. We further show that DQI is a constructive solution to a classical coding-theoretic bound based on the MacWilliams identity. Lastly, we interpret DQI as preparing low-energy states of a quantum simple harmonic oscillator, a viewpoint we believe suggests a physics-motivated route to generalizing DQI.
title On the Complexity of Decoded Quantum Interferometry
topic Quantum Physics
Computational Complexity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14443