A quantum algorithm for the Hidden Subgroup Problem over the group Z/p^{r}Z \rtimes Z/q^{s}Z is presented. This algorithm, which for certain parameters of the group qualifies as 'efficient', generalizes prior work on related semi-direct product groups.
In this paper, we consider the hidden subgroup problem (HSP) over the class of semi-direct product groups Zpr⋊Zq, for p and q prime. We first present a classification of these groups in five classes. Then, we describe a polynomial-time quantum algorithm solving the HSP over all the groups of one of these classes: the groups of the form Zpr⋊Zp, where p is an odd prime. Our algorithm works even in the most general case where the group is presented as a black-box group with not necessarily unique encoding. Finally, we extend this result and present an efficient algorithm solving the HSP over the groups Zprm⋊Zp.
We present efficient quantum algorithms for the hidden subgroup problem (HSP) on the semidirect product of cyclic groups Zpr⋊ϕZp2, where p is any odd prime number and r is any integer such that r>4. We also address the HSP in the group ZN⋊ϕZp2, where N is an integer with a special prime factorization. These quantum algorithms are exponentially faster than any classical algorithm for the same purpose.
We characterize the algebraic structure of semi-direct product of cyclic groups, ZN⋊Zp, where p is an odd prime number which does not divide q−1 for any prime factor q of N, and provide a polynomial-time quantum computational algorithm solving hidden symmetry subgroup problem of the groups.