Verified Optimization in a Quantum Intermediate Representation

TitleVerified Optimization in a Quantum Intermediate Representation
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2019
AuthorsHietala, K, Rand, R, Hung, S-H, Wu, X, Hicks, M
Date Published04/12/2019
Abstract

We present sqire, a low-level language for quantum computing and verification. sqire uses a global register of quantum bits, allowing easy compilation to and from existing `quantum assembly' languages and simplifying the verification process. We demonstrate the power of sqire as an intermediate representation of quantum programs by verifying a number of useful optimizations, and we demonstrate sqire's use as a tool for general verification by proving several quantum programs correct.

URLhttps://arxiv.org/abs/1904.06319