Approximate Constraint Satisfaction in the Quantum Setting.

Sevag Gharibian

Published Sep 5, 2018• 0 citations

Abstract

Approximation algorithms for constraint satisfaction problems are a central direction of study in theoretical computer science.In this work, we study approximation algorithms from a quantum perspective in two complementary settings: Classical approximation algorithms for quantum constraint satisfaction problems (quantum CSPs), and quantum algorithms for classical CSPs.Our results are as follows:

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