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arXiv:1304.7860v1 (cs)
[Submitted on 30 Apr 2013]

Title:An Interpreter for Quantum Circuits

Authors:Lucas Helms (University of Wyoming), Ruben Gamboa (University of Wyoming)
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Abstract:This paper describes an ACL2 interpreter for "netlists" describing quantum circuits. Several quantum gates are implemented, including the Hadamard gate H, which rotates vectors by 45 degrees, necessitating the use of irrational numbers, at least at the logical level. Quantum measurement presents an especially difficult challenge, because it requires precise comparisons of irrational numbers and the use of random numbers. This paper does not address computation with irrational numbers or the generation of random numbers, although future work includes the development of pseudo-random generators for ACL2.
Comments: In Proceedings ACL2 2013, arXiv:1304.7123
Subjects: Logic in Computer Science (cs.LO); Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
Cite as: arXiv:1304.7860 [cs.LO]
  (or arXiv:1304.7860v1 [cs.LO] for this version)
  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1304.7860
Journal reference: EPTCS 114, 2013, pp. 85-94
Related DOI: https://doi.org/10.4204/EPTCS.114.7

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