Shor's Algorithm and the Unproven Premise: An Assumption Audit

2026/07/14 by QNFO Research · 1 voice
Business, Management and Accounting · Decision Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Auction Theory and Applications #Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing #Game Theory and Voting Systems

paper · doi:10.5281/zenodo.21354778

openalex publication_date 2026/07/14 · openalex created_date 2026/07/15 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15

Abstract

v2.0.0: Red Team fixes applied — HSP precision, source labels, refs cited, LDPC note.

Discussions

• Shor’s algorithm reduces factoring to order-finding through a classical reduction, then solves order-finding using a quantum circuit. Of the six steps in the algorithm, four are purely classical. The [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]

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