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(via The Types Forum)
The field of quantum computation suffers from a lack of
syntax. In the absence of a convenient programming language,
algorithms are frequently expressed in terms of hardware circuits or
Turing machines. Neither approach particularly encourages structured
programming or abstractions such as data types. In this paper, we
describe the syntax and semantics of a simple quantum programming
language. This language provides high-level features such as loops,
recursive procedures, and structured data types. It is statically
typed, and it has an interesting denotational semantics in terms of
complete partial orders of superoperators.
The paper begins with an overview of quantum computing, and the basic math needed, so you shouldn't be afraid if you are new to quantum computing.
Posted to general by Ehud Lamm on 11/16/02; 4:25:13 AM
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Towards a Quantum Programming Language
