The Permanent-of-Gaussians Conjecture

Prove that approximating the permanent of most n×n matrices of independent complex Gaussians is #P-hard, as BosonSampling hardness requires.

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2	"domain": "physics-astronomy",
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4	"quantum-information",
5	"algorithms-complexity"
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7	"type": "proof",
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10	"name": "QIQCOP Zoo",
11	"url": "https://qiqc-op.com/problem/op_af68b033a88ef934/",
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13	"curator": "Bikun Li, Qicheng Tang, Changhao Li, Chengkai Zhu, Minbo Gao, Zhong-Xia Shang, Bin Cheng and Naixu Guo",
14	"poser": "Scott Aaronson and Alex Arkhipov",
15	"status": "unsolved",
16	"as_of": "2026-10-20",
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