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most citedDeterministic quantum search with adjustable parameters: implementations and applications

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quant-ph2026

Quantum Approximate Counting with Bernoulli Oracles

Chengshen Gao, Yongzhen Xu, Lvzhou Li

Quantum counting is a fundamental quantum algorithm that estimates the fraction of marked elements using a membership oracle, achieving a quadratic speedup over classical sampling.…

quant-ph2026

Sparse Quantum State Preparation with Sublinear T-Count

Jingquan Luo, Lvzhou Li

We study the fault-tolerant cost of preparing sparse quantum states, measured by -count in the Clifford+ model. Here an -qubit state is called -sparse if it is supporte…

quant-ph2026

Quantum states supported by matroids

Xiaowei Huang, Fei Shi, Lijun Zhang +1

In this work, we establish a structural correspondence between quantum states and matroid theory. This connection demonstrates that key properties of quantum states, including enta…

quant-ph2026

Quantum Algorithm for Elliptic Curve Discrete Logarithms with Space-Efficient Point Addition

Han Luo, Ziyi Yang, Jingquan Luo +5

The Elliptic Curve Discrete Logarithm Problem (ECDLP) is a fundamental problem in cryptography, and reducing the resource requirements of quantum algorithms for solving ECDLP is an…

quant-ph2025

Space-time tradeoff for sparse quantum state preparation

Jingquan Luo, Guanzhong Li, Lvzhou Li

In this work, we investigate the trade-off between the circuit depth and the number of ancillary qubits for preparing sparse quantum states. We prove that any -qubit -spare q…

quant-ph2025

Quantum phase discrimination with applications to quantum search on graphs

Guanzhong Li, Lvzhou Li, Jingquan Luo

We study the phase discrimination problem, in which we want to decide whether the eigenphase of a given eigenstate with eigenvalue is zero or not,…

quant-ph2024

Tolerant Quantum Junta Testing

Zhaoyang Chen, Lvzhou Li, Jingquan Luo

Junta testing for Boolean functions has sparked a long line of work over recent decades in theoretical computer science, and recently has also been studied for unitary operators in…

quant-ph2024

Nearly Optimal Circuit Size for Sparse Quantum State Preparation

Lvzhou Li, Jingquan Luo

Quantum state preparation is a fundamental and significant subroutine in quantum computing. In this paper, we conduct a systematic investigation on the circuit size (the total coun…

quant-ph2024★ 1 cited

Revisiting fixed-point quantum search: proof of the quasi-Chebyshev lemma

Guanzhong Li, Shiguang Feng, Lvzhou Li

The original Grover's algorithm suffers from the souffle problem, which means that the success probability of quantum search decreases dramatically if the iteration time is too sma…

quant-ph2024★ 2 cited

Unbounded quantum-classical separation in sample complexity for sphere center finding

Guanzhong Li, Lvzhou Li

Fast quantum algorithms can solve important computational problems more efficiently than classical algorithms. However, little is known about whether quantum computing can speed up…

quant-ph2023★ 2 cited

Derandomization of quantum algorithm for triangle finding

Guanzhong Li, Lvzhou Li

Derandomization is the process of taking a randomized algorithm and turning it into a deterministic algorithm, which has attracted great attention in classical computing. In quantu…

quant-ph2023

Quantum and classical query complexities for determining connectedness of matroids

Xiaowei Huang, Shiguang Feng, Lvzhou Li

Connectivity is a fundamental structural property of matroids, and has been studied algorithmically over 50 years. In 1974, Cunningham proposed a deterministic algorithm consuming…

quant-ph2023

Recovering the original simplicity: succinct and deterministic quantum algorithm for the welded tree problem

Guanzhong Li, Lvzhou Li, Jingquan Luo

This work revisits quantum algorithms for the well-known welded tree problem, proposing a very succinct quantum algorithm based on the simplest coined quantum walks. It simply iter…

quant-ph2023

Concise and Efficient Quantum Algorithms for Distribution Closeness Testing

Lvzhou Li, Jingquan Luo

We study the impact of quantum computation on the fundamental problem of testing the property of distributions. In particular, we focus on testing whether two unknown classical dis…

quant-ph2022★ 6 cited

Optimal exact quantum algorithm for the promised element distinctness problem

Guanzhong Li, Lvzhou Li

The element distinctness problem is to determine whether a string of elements contains two elements of the same value (a.k.a colliding pair), for which Amb…

quant-ph2022★ 19 cited

Deterministic quantum search with adjustable parameters: implementations and applications

Guanzhong Li, Lvzhou Li

Grover's algorithm provides a quadratic speedup over classical algorithms to search for marked elements in an unstructured database. The original algorithm is probabilistic, return…

quant-ph2022★ 3 cited

Playing Mastermind on quantum computers

Lvzhou Li, Jingquan Luo, Yongzhen Xu

From the 1970s up to now, Mastermind, a classic two-player game, has attracted plenty of attention, not only from the public as a popular game, but also from the academic community…

quant-ph2021

Quantum Speedup and Limitations on Matroid Property Problems

Xiaowei Huang, Jingquan Luo, Lvzhou Li

This paper initiates the study of quantum algorithms for matroid property problems. It is shown that quadratic quantum speedup is possible for the calculation problem of finding th…