<p>Gate-based quantum computers can accelerate computational tasks beyond classical capabilities. Random circuit sampling is a task that has experimentally demonstrated algorithmic quantum advantage on near-term devices, but its practical utility has been limited. Recently, <i>certified randomness</i> generation based on random circuits was demonstrated on a trapped-ion quantum computer, advancing near-term applications. In this work, we connect single-device certified randomness to <i>classically verifiable position verification</i>, a classical communication primitive that avoids long-distance quantum communication challenges. We present a generic compiler that converts any such certified randomness protocol into a secure classically verifiable position verification scheme, extend it to multi-round protocols, and show its equivalence to a relaxed certified randomness variant. Our near-term instantiation based on random circuit sampling demonstrates classically verifiable position verification as a practical application for near-term devices.</p>

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On the equivalence between classically verifiable position verification and certified randomness

  • Fatih Kaleoglu,
  • Minzhao Liu,
  • David Cui,
  • Omar Amer,
  • Marco Pistoia,
  • Charles Lim,
  • Kaushik Chakraborty

摘要

Gate-based quantum computers can accelerate computational tasks beyond classical capabilities. Random circuit sampling is a task that has experimentally demonstrated algorithmic quantum advantage on near-term devices, but its practical utility has been limited. Recently, certified randomness generation based on random circuits was demonstrated on a trapped-ion quantum computer, advancing near-term applications. In this work, we connect single-device certified randomness to classically verifiable position verification, a classical communication primitive that avoids long-distance quantum communication challenges. We present a generic compiler that converts any such certified randomness protocol into a secure classically verifiable position verification scheme, extend it to multi-round protocols, and show its equivalence to a relaxed certified randomness variant. Our near-term instantiation based on random circuit sampling demonstrates classically verifiable position verification as a practical application for near-term devices.