A note on quantum algorithms and the minimal degree of epsilon-error polynomials for symmetric functions

dc.creatorde Wolf, Ronald
dc.date2008-02-13
dc.date2008-02-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:20:43Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:20:43Z
dc.descriptionThe degrees of polynomials representing or approximating Boolean functions are a prominent tool in various branches of complexity theory. Sherstov recently characterized the minimal degree deg_{\eps}(f) among all polynomials (over the reals) that approximate a symmetric function f:{0,1}^n-->{0,1} up to worst-case error \eps: deg_{\eps}(f) = ~Θ(deg_{1/3}(f) + \sqrt{n\log(1/\eps)}). In this note we show how a tighter version (without the log-factors hidden in the ~Θ-notation), can be derived quite easily using the close connection between polynomials and quantum algorithms.
dc.description7 pages LaTeX. 2nd version: corrected a few small inaccuracies
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0802.1816
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0802.1816
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/154807
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleA note on quantum algorithms and the minimal degree of epsilon-error polynomials for symmetric functions
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