# Quantum algorithms for solvable groups

@inproceedings{Watrous2001QuantumAF,
title={Quantum algorithms for solvable groups},
author={John Watrous},
booktitle={STOC '01},
year={2001}
}
• J. Watrous
• Published in STOC '01 7 November 2000
• Mathematics, Computer Science
In this paper we give a polynomial-time quantum algorithm for computing orders of solvable groups. Several other problems, such as testing membership in solvable groups, testing equality of subgroups in a given solvable group, and testing normality of a subgroup in a given solvable group, reduce to computing orders of solvable groups and therefore admit polynomial-time quantum algorithms as well. Our algorithm works in the setting of black-box groups, wherein none of these problems have…
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