Complete Quantum Relational Hoare Logics from Optimal Transport Duality
We introduce a quantitative relational Hoare logic for quantum programs. Assertions of the logic range over a new infinitary extension of positive semidefinite operators. We prove that our logic is sound, and complete for bounded postconditions and almost surely terminating programs. Our completeness result is based on a quantum version of the duality theorem from optimal transport. We also define a complete embedding into our logic of a relational Hoare logic with projective assertions.
Authors
- Li Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9868-8477)
- Tianyi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9746-9899)
- Gilles Barthe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3853-1777)
- Minbo Gao
Institutions
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Institute of Software (CN)
- IMDEA Software Institute (ES)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-06-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/lics65433.2025.00072
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00