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Total Boolean functions are claimed to separate bounded-error randomized and quantum queries by nearly the fourth power, excluding every universal exponent below four. The question retains these same parameters and conventions. Within these assumptions, this is a claimed affirmative answer to the stated question.
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The optimal randomized-versus-quantum query exponent for total Boolean functions
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OpenAI presents a proof in the selected manuscript. Total Boolean functions are claimed to separate bounded-error randomized and quantum queries by nearly the fourth power, excluding every universal exponent below four.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Result 1.
For total Boolean functions, let $R(f)$ and $Q(f)$ be bounded-error randomized and quantum query complexities. The source claims the optimal universal power is four: \[ R(f)=O((1+Q(f))^4). \] For every fixed integer $k\ge2$, it supplies total functions $F_{k,m}$, for sufficiently large powers of four $m$, such that \[ Q(F_{k,m})\le C_k\sqrt m(\log m)^{b_k},\qquad R(F_{k,m})\ge c_km^{2-1/k}/(\log m)^2. \] Letting $k$ grow excludes any smaller universal exponent.Outline of the argument
An addressed certificate with outward pointers totalizes a hard partial function. An exact quantum subroutine and certificate checking give the quantum upper bound, while randomized information and pointer constraints force the larger worst-case bit-query cost.Formal verification
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- OpenAI, A Nearly Quartic Separation Between Randomized and Quantum Query Complexity, 2026-10-05; citation key
OAI:A-Nearly-Quartic-Separation-Between-Randomized-and-Quantum-Query-Complexity-October-5-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main. - OpenAI catalogue entry.