Block encoding the 3D heterogeneous Poisson equation with application to fracture flow

This paper demonstrates that while block encoding the 3D heterogeneous Poisson equation for fracture flow offers exponential memory savings and a runtime advantage over classical methods, the inability to improve the effective condition number through separate preconditioner encoding remains a significant barrier to realizing full quantum advantage.

Austin Pechan, John Golden, Daniel O'Malley2026-03-06⚛️ quant-ph

Submodular Maximization over a Matroid kk-Intersection: Multiplicative Improvement over Greedy

This paper presents the first multiplicative improvement over the greedy algorithm's approximation ratio for maximizing non-negative monotone submodular functions subject to kk-matroid intersection constraints, achieving a ratio of approximately $0.819kusingahybridgreedylocalsearchapproachthatrunsintimeindependentof using a hybrid greedy local search approach that runs in time independent of k$.

Moran Feldman, Justin Ward2026-03-05💻 cs