Exponential-time quantum algorithms for graph coloring problems
(1907.00529)Abstract
The fastest known classical algorithm deciding the $k$-colorability of $n$-vertex graph requires running time $\Omega(2n)$ for $k\ge 5$. In this work, we present an exponential-space quantum algorithm computing the chromatic number with running time $O(1.9140n)$ using quantum random access memory (QRAM). Our approach is based on Ambainis et al's quantum dynamic programming with applications of Grover's search to branching algorithms. We also present a polynomial-space quantum algorithm not using QRAM for the graph $20$-coloring problem with running time $O(1.9575n)$. In the polynomial-space quantum algorithm, we essentially show $(4-\epsilon)n$-time classical algorithms that can be improved quadratically by Grover's search.
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