Quantum Spectral Scattering for Graph Analysis
Abstract
This paper introduces a novel quantum algorithmic framework that achieves exponential speedup for fundamental graph problems, including Graph Isomorphism (GI), Maximum Clique, and Graph Coloring. The approach is based on spectral scattering operators \(S_G(\epsilon)\) derived from the spectral memory field \(\Phi_{\mathrm{QG}}\) and spectral curves \(X_G\). It is proven that the set of traces \(\{\mathrm{Tr}[S_G^k(\epsilon)]\}_{k=1}^n\) forms a complete graph invariant, enabling polynomial-time solutions to problems previously thought to require exponential or quasi-polynomial classical time. Key contributions include: 1. A quantum algorithm for GI with \(O(\mathrm{poly}(n))\) time and \(O(\log n)\) qubit requirements. 2. Extensions to NP-hard problems (Maximum Clique, Graph Coloring) with demonstrated quantum advantage. 3. Experimental validation on quantum simulators for graphs up to 64 vertices, achieving 100% accuracy. 4. Connections to quantum gravity via a holographic principle, analogizing graph encoding to AdS/CFT correspondence. The work provides full complexity analyses, error bounds, and open-source implementations, establishing a concrete quantum advantage while bridging quantum computation, spectral geometry, and quantum gravity.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs
Graph Theory and Algorithms
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 4 February 2026
- Document type
- Preprint