CoqQ: Foundational Verification of Quantum Programs [article]

Li Zhou, Gilles Barthe, Pierre-Yves Strub, Junyi Liu, Mingsheng Ying
2022 arXiv   pre-print
CoqQ is a framework for reasoning about quantum programs in the Coq proof assistant. Its main components are: a deeply embedded quantum programming language, in which classic quantum algorithms are easily expressed, and an expressive program logic for proving properties of programs. CoqQ is foundational: the program logic is formally proved sound with respect to a denotational semantics based on state-of-art mathematical libraries (mathcomp and mathcomp analysis). CoqQ is also practical:
more » ... ons can use Dirac expressions, which eases concise specifications, and proofs can exploit local and parallel reasoning, which minimizes verification effort. We illustrate the applicability of CoqQ with many examples from the literature.
arXiv:2207.11350v1 fatcat:s3upyahv6vh3jfhemtpzsblmba