Improved Lower Bounds for QAC0
Abstract
In this work, we establish the strongest known lower bounds against QAC0, while allowing its full power of polynomially many ancillae and gates. Our two main results show that: (1) Depth 3 QAC0 circuits cannot compute PARITY regardless of size, and require at least Ω(exp(√n)) many gates to compute MAJORITY. (2) Depth 2 circuits cannot approximate high-influence Boolean functions (e.g., PARITY) with non-negligible advantage, regardless of size.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs
Advanced Graph Theory Research
Publication details
- Pages
- 2199–2209
- Publication date
- 9 June 2026