The Quantum Complexity of Group Testing

Sebastian Dörn and Thomas Thierauf

Abstract:
We present quantum query and time complexity bounds for group testing problems. For a set S and a binary operation on S, we consider the decision problem whether a groupoid, semigroup or quasigroup is a group. Our quantum algorithms for these problems improve the best known classical complexity bounds. We also present upper and lower bounds for testing associativity, distributivity and commutativity.

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