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How to determine linear complexity and -error linear complexity in some classes of linear recurring sequences
Several fast algorithms for the determination of the linear complexity of -periodic sequences over a finite
field \F_q, i.e. sequences with characteristic polynomial , have been proposed in the literature.
In this contribution fast algorithms for determining the linear complexity of binary sequences with characteristic
polynomial for an arbitrary positive integer , and are presented.
The result is then utilized to establish a fast algorithm for determining the -error linear complexity of
binary sequences with characteristic polynomial
Generalized joint linear complexity of linear recurring multisequences
The joint linear complexity of multisequences is an important security measure for vectorized stream cipher systems.
Extensive research has been carried out on the joint linear complexity of -periodic multisequences using tools from
Discrete Fourier transform. Each -periodic multisequence can be identified with a single -periodic sequence
over an appropriate extension field. It has been demonstrated that the linear complexity of this sequence, the so called
generalized joint linear complexity of the multisequence, may be considerably smaller than the joint linear complexity, which is not desirable for vectorized stream ciphers.
Recently new methods have been developed and results of greater generality on the joint linear complexity of
multisequences consisting of linear recurring sequences have been obtained. In this paper, using these new methods, we investigate
the relations between the generalized joint linear complexity and the joint linear complexity of
multisequences consisting of linear recurring sequences
Linear Complexity Hexahedral Mesh Generation
We show that any polyhedron forming a topological ball with an even number of
quadrilateral sides can be partitioned into O(n) topological cubes, meeting
face to face. The result generalizes to non-simply-connected polyhedra
satisfying an additional bipartiteness condition. The same techniques can also
be used to reduce the geometric version of the hexahedral mesh generation
problem to a finite case analysis amenable to machine solution.Comment: 12 pages, 17 figures. A preliminary version of this paper appeared at
the 12th ACM Symp. on Computational Geometry. This is the final version, and
will appear in a special issue of Computational Geometry: Theory and
Applications for papers from SCG '9
The Computational Complexity of Linear Optics
We give new evidence that quantum computers -- moreover, rudimentary quantum
computers built entirely out of linear-optical elements -- cannot be
efficiently simulated by classical computers. In particular, we define a model
of computation in which identical photons are generated, sent through a
linear-optical network, then nonadaptively measured to count the number of
photons in each mode. This model is not known or believed to be universal for
quantum computation, and indeed, we discuss the prospects for realizing the
model using current technology. On the other hand, we prove that the model is
able to solve sampling problems and search problems that are classically
intractable under plausible assumptions. Our first result says that, if there
exists a polynomial-time classical algorithm that samples from the same
probability distribution as a linear-optical network, then P^#P=BPP^NP, and
hence the polynomial hierarchy collapses to the third level. Unfortunately,
this result assumes an extremely accurate simulation. Our main result suggests
that even an approximate or noisy classical simulation would already imply a
collapse of the polynomial hierarchy. For this, we need two unproven
conjectures: the "Permanent-of-Gaussians Conjecture", which says that it is
#P-hard to approximate the permanent of a matrix A of independent N(0,1)
Gaussian entries, with high probability over A; and the "Permanent
Anti-Concentration Conjecture", which says that |Per(A)|>=sqrt(n!)/poly(n) with
high probability over A. We present evidence for these conjectures, both of
which seem interesting even apart from our application. This paper does not
assume knowledge of quantum optics. Indeed, part of its goal is to develop the
beautiful theory of noninteracting bosons underlying our model, and its
connection to the permanent function, in a self-contained way accessible to
theoretical computer scientists.Comment: 94 pages, 4 figure
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