On the Complexity of Computing Zero-Error and Holevo Capacity of Quantum Channels

dc.creatorBeigi, Salman
dc.creatorShor, Peter W.
dc.date2007-09-13
dc.date2008-10-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:08:56Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:08:56Z
dc.descriptionOne of the main problems in quantum complexity theory is that our understanding of the theory of QMA-completeness is not as rich as its classical analogue, the NP- completeness. In this paper we consider the clique problem in graphs, which is NP- complete, and try to find its quantum analogue. We show that, quantum clique problem can be defined as follows; Given a quantum channel, decide whether there are k states that are distinguishable, with no error, after passing through channel. This definition comes from reconsidering the clique problem in terms of the zero-error capacity of graphs, and then redefining it in quantum information theory. We prove that, quantum clique problem is QMA-complete. In the second part of paper, we consider the same problem for the Holevo capacity. We prove that computing the Holevo capacity as well as the minimum entropy of a quantum channel is NP-complete. Also, we show these results hold even if the set of quantum channels is restricted to entanglement breaking ones.
dc.description19 pages, no figure, minor error fixed
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0709.2090
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0709.2090
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/171169
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleOn the Complexity of Computing Zero-Error and Holevo Capacity of Quantum Channels
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