Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 374, 53rd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2026)
Sabee Grewal and Dorian Rudolph. On the Pure Quantum Polynomial Hierarchy and Quantified Hamiltonian Complexity. In 53rd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 374, pp. 103:1-103:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{grewal_et_al:LIPIcs.ICALP.2026.103,
author = {Grewal, Sabee and Rudolph, Dorian},
title = {{On the Pure Quantum Polynomial Hierarchy and Quantified Hamiltonian Complexity}},
booktitle = {53rd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2026)},
pages = {103:1--103:23},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-428-4},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {374},
editor = {Bhattacharya, Sayan and Nanongkai, Danupon and Benedikt, Michael and Puppis, Gabriele},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2026.103},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-264922},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2026.103},
annote = {Keywords: quantum complexity theory, quantum polynomial hierarchy, pure quantum polynomial hierarchy, QPH, QMA(2), quantum proof systems, interactive proofs, quantified Hamiltonian complexity, local Hamiltonian problem, sparse Hamiltonians, disentanglers}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Jonas Kamminga and Dorian Rudolph. The Pure-State Consistency of Local Density Matrices Problem: In PSPACE and Complete for a Class Between QMA and QMA(2). In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 83:1-83:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{kamminga_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.83,
author = {Kamminga, Jonas and Rudolph, Dorian},
title = {{The Pure-State Consistency of Local Density Matrices Problem: In PSPACE and Complete for a Class Between QMA and QMA(2)}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {83:1--83:23},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.83},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253701},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.83},
annote = {Keywords: Quantum Complexity Theory, PSPACE, QMA(2), Consistency of Local Density Matrices, Polynomial Optimization}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Avantika Agarwal and Shalev Ben-David. Oracle Separations for the Quantum-Classical Polynomial Hierarchy. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 2:1-2:22, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{agarwal_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.2,
author = {Agarwal, Avantika and Ben\{-\}David, Shalev},
title = {{Oracle Separations for the Quantum-Classical Polynomial Hierarchy}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {2:1--2:22},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.2},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-252893},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.2},
annote = {Keywords: Switching Lemma, Polynomial Hierarchy, Approximate Degree, Random Oracles, Query Complexity, Quantum Computing}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 350, 20th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2025)
Blake Holman, Ronak Ramachandran, and Justin Yirka. Quantum Search with In-Place Queries. In 20th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 350, pp. 1:1-1:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{holman_et_al:LIPIcs.TQC.2025.1,
author = {Holman, Blake and Ramachandran, Ronak and Yirka, Justin},
title = {{Quantum Search with In-Place Queries}},
booktitle = {20th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2025)},
pages = {1:1--1:18},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-392-8},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {350},
editor = {Fefferman, Bill},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.TQC.2025.1},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-240502},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.TQC.2025.1},
annote = {Keywords: Quantum algorithms, query complexity, quantum complexity theory, quantum search, Grover’s algorithm, permutation inversion}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 350, 20th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2025)
John Kallaugher and Daniel Liang. Hamiltonian Locality Testing via Trotterized Postselection. In 20th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 350, pp. 10:1-10:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{kallaugher_et_al:LIPIcs.TQC.2025.10,
author = {Kallaugher, John and Liang, Daniel},
title = {{Hamiltonian Locality Testing via Trotterized Postselection}},
booktitle = {20th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2025)},
pages = {10:1--10:20},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-392-8},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {350},
editor = {Fefferman, Bill},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.TQC.2025.10},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-240593},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.TQC.2025.10},
annote = {Keywords: quantum algorithms, property testing, hamiltonians}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 325, 16th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2025)
Dorian Rudolph, Sevag Gharibian, and Daniel Nagaj. Quantum 2-SAT on Low Dimensional Systems Is QMAsubscript{1}-Complete: Direct Embeddings and Black-Box Simulation. In 16th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 325, pp. 85:1-85:24, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{rudolph_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.85,
author = {Rudolph, Dorian and Gharibian, Sevag and Nagaj, Daniel},
title = {{Quantum 2-SAT on Low Dimensional Systems Is QMAsubscript\{1\}-Complete: Direct Embeddings and Black-Box Simulation}},
booktitle = {16th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2025)},
pages = {85:1--85:24},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-361-4},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {325},
editor = {Meka, Raghu},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.85},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-227139},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.85},
annote = {Keywords: quantum complexity theory, Quantum Merlin Arthur (QMA), Quantum Satisfiability Problem (QSAT), Hamiltonian simulation}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 325, 16th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2025)
John Kallaugher, Ojas Parekh, Kevin Thompson, Yipu Wang, and Justin Yirka. Complexity Classification of Product State Problems for Local Hamiltonians. In 16th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 325, pp. 63:1-63:32, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{kallaugher_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.63,
author = {Kallaugher, John and Parekh, Ojas and Thompson, Kevin and Wang, Yipu and Yirka, Justin},
title = {{Complexity Classification of Product State Problems for Local Hamiltonians}},
booktitle = {16th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2025)},
pages = {63:1--63:32},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-361-4},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {325},
editor = {Meka, Raghu},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.63},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-226910},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.63},
annote = {Keywords: quantum complexity, quantum algorithms, local hamiltonians}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 306, 49th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2024)
Avantika Agarwal, Sevag Gharibian, Venkata Koppula, and Dorian Rudolph. Quantum Polynomial Hierarchies: Karp-Lipton, Error Reduction, and Lower Bounds. In 49th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2024). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 306, pp. 7:1-7:17, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2024)
@InProceedings{agarwal_et_al:LIPIcs.MFCS.2024.7,
author = {Agarwal, Avantika and Gharibian, Sevag and Koppula, Venkata and Rudolph, Dorian},
title = {{Quantum Polynomial Hierarchies: Karp-Lipton, Error Reduction, and Lower Bounds}},
booktitle = {49th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2024)},
pages = {7:1--7:17},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-335-5},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2024},
volume = {306},
editor = {Kr\'{a}lovi\v{c}, Rastislav and Ku\v{c}era, Anton{\'\i}n},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2024.7},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-205632},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2024.7},
annote = {Keywords: Quantum complexity, polynomial hierarchy}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 300, 39th Computational Complexity Conference (CCC 2024)
Sabee Grewal and Justin Yirka. The Entangled Quantum Polynomial Hierarchy Collapses. In 39th Computational Complexity Conference (CCC 2024). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 300, pp. 6:1-6:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2024)
@InProceedings{grewal_et_al:LIPIcs.CCC.2024.6,
author = {Grewal, Sabee and Yirka, Justin},
title = {{The Entangled Quantum Polynomial Hierarchy Collapses}},
booktitle = {39th Computational Complexity Conference (CCC 2024)},
pages = {6:1--6:23},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-331-7},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2024},
volume = {300},
editor = {Santhanam, Rahul},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CCC.2024.6},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-204028},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.CCC.2024.6},
annote = {Keywords: Polynomial hierarchy, Entangled proofs, Correlated proofs, Minimax}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 266, 18th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2023)
Roozbeh Bassirian, Bill Fefferman, and Kunal Marwaha. On the Power of Nonstandard Quantum Oracles. In 18th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2023). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 266, pp. 11:1-11:25, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2023)
@InProceedings{bassirian_et_al:LIPIcs.TQC.2023.11,
author = {Bassirian, Roozbeh and Fefferman, Bill and Marwaha, Kunal},
title = {{On the Power of Nonstandard Quantum Oracles}},
booktitle = {18th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2023)},
pages = {11:1--11:25},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-283-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2023},
volume = {266},
editor = {Fawzi, Omar and Walter, Michael},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.TQC.2023.11},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-183215},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.TQC.2023.11},
annote = {Keywords: quantum complexity, QCMA, expander graphs, representation theory}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 215, 13th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2022)
Sevag Gharibian and Dorian Rudolph. On Polynomially Many Queries to NP or QMA Oracles. In 13th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2022). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 215, pp. 75:1-75:27, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2022)
@InProceedings{gharibian_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2022.75,
author = {Gharibian, Sevag and Rudolph, Dorian},
title = {{On Polynomially Many Queries to NP or QMA Oracles}},
booktitle = {13th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2022)},
pages = {75:1--75:27},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-217-4},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2022},
volume = {215},
editor = {Braverman, Mark},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2022.75},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-156717},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2022.75},
annote = {Keywords: admissible weighting function, oracle complexity class, quantum complexity theory, Quantum Merlin Arthur (QMA), simulation of local measurement}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 182, 40th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2020)
Joshua Cook. Size Bounds on Low Depth Circuits for Promise Majority. In 40th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2020). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 182, pp. 19:1-19:14, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2020)
@InProceedings{cook:LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2020.19,
author = {Cook, Joshua},
title = {{Size Bounds on Low Depth Circuits for Promise Majority}},
booktitle = {40th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2020)},
pages = {19:1--19:14},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-174-0},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2020},
volume = {182},
editor = {Saxena, Nitin and Simon, Sunil},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2020.19},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-132609},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2020.19},
annote = {Keywords: AC0, Approximate Counting, Approximate Majority, Promise Majority, Depth 3 Circuits, Circuit Lower Bound}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 154, 37th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2020)
Sevag Gharibian, Stephen Piddock, and Justin Yirka. Oracle Complexity Classes and Local Measurements on Physical Hamiltonians. In 37th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2020). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 154, pp. 20:1-20:37, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2020)
@InProceedings{gharibian_et_al:LIPIcs.STACS.2020.20,
author = {Gharibian, Sevag and Piddock, Stephen and Yirka, Justin},
title = {{Oracle Complexity Classes and Local Measurements on Physical Hamiltonians}},
booktitle = {37th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2020)},
pages = {20:1--20:37},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-140-5},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2020},
volume = {154},
editor = {Paul, Christophe and Bl\"{a}ser, Markus},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2020.20},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-118818},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2020.20},
annote = {Keywords: Quantum Merlin Arthur (QMA), simulation of local measurement, local Hamiltonian, oracle complexity class, physical Hamiltonians}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 117, 43rd International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2018)
Sevag Gharibian, Miklos Santha, Jamie Sikora, Aarthi Sundaram, and Justin Yirka. Quantum Generalizations of the Polynomial Hierarchy with Applications to QMA(2). In 43rd International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2018). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 117, pp. 58:1-58:16, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2018)
@InProceedings{gharibian_et_al:LIPIcs.MFCS.2018.58,
author = {Gharibian, Sevag and Santha, Miklos and Sikora, Jamie and Sundaram, Aarthi and Yirka, Justin},
title = {{Quantum Generalizations of the Polynomial Hierarchy with Applications to QMA(2)}},
booktitle = {43rd International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2018)},
pages = {58:1--58:16},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-086-6},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2018},
volume = {117},
editor = {Potapov, Igor and Spirakis, Paul and Worrell, James},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2018.58},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-96409},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2018.58},
annote = {Keywords: Complexity Theory, Quantum Computing, Polynomial Hierarchy, Semidefinite Programming, QMA(2), Quantum Complexity}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 73, 12th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2017)
Sevag Gharibian and Justin Yirka. The Complexity of Simulating Local Measurements on Quantum Systems. In 12th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2017). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 73, pp. 2:1-2:17, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2018)
@InProceedings{gharibian_et_al:LIPIcs.TQC.2017.2,
author = {Gharibian, Sevag and Yirka, Justin},
title = {{The Complexity of Simulating Local Measurements on Quantum Systems}},
booktitle = {12th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2017)},
pages = {2:1--2:17},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-034-7},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2018},
volume = {73},
editor = {Wilde, Mark M.},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.TQC.2017.2},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-85776},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.TQC.2017.2},
annote = {Keywords: Complexity theory, Quantum Merlin Arthur (QMA), local Hamiltonian, local measurement, spectral gap}
}