@article {2404, title = {Verified Optimization in a Quantum Intermediate Representation}, year = {2019}, month = {04/12/2019}, 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 {\textquoteleft}quantum assembly\&$\#$39; languages and simplifying the verification process. We demonstrate the power of sqire as an intermediate representation of quantum programs by verifying a number of useful optimizations, and we demonstrate sqire\&$\#$39;s use as a tool for general verification by proving several quantum programs correct.

}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.06319}, author = {Kesha Hietala and Robert Rand and Shih-Han Hung and Xiaodi Wu and Michael Hicks} }