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6 papers

quant-ph2026

Exact Coset Sampling for Quantum Lattice Algorithms

Yifan Zhang

We revisit the post-processing phase of Chen's Karst-wave quantum lattice algorithm (Chen, 2024) in the Learning with Errors (LWE) parameter regime. Conditioned on a transcript

quant-ph2026

Algorithmic Locality via Provable Convergence in Quantum Tensor Networks

Siddhant Midha, Yifan F. Zhang, Daniel Malz +2

Belief propagation has recently emerged as a powerful framework for evaluating tensor networks in higher dimensions, combining computational efficiency with provable analytical gua…

cs.LG2026

Local Diffusion Models and Phases of Data Distributions

Fangjun Hu, Guangkuo Liu, Yifan F. Zhang +1

As a class of generative artificial intelligence frameworks inspired by statistical physics, diffusion models have shown extraordinary performance in synthesizing complicated data…

quant-ph2025

Beyond Belief Propagation: Cluster-Corrected Tensor Network Contraction with Exponential Convergence

Siddhant Midha, Yifan F. Zhang

Tensor network contraction on arbitrary graphs is a fundamental computational challenge with applications ranging from quantum simulation to error correction. While belief propagat…

math.AG2025

Covering Number of Real Algebraic Varieties and Beyond: Improved Bounds and Applications

Yifan Zhang, Joe Kileel

Covering numbers are a powerful tool used in the development of approximation algorithms, randomized dimension reduction methods, smoothed complexity analysis, and others. In this…

math.NA2025

Norming Sets for Tensor and Polynomial Sketching

Yifan Zhang, Joe Kileel

This paper develops the sketching (i.e., randomized dimension reduction) theory for real algebraic varieties and images of polynomial maps, including, e.g., the set of low rank ten…