Automated Verification of Quantum Protocols using MCMAS
Abstract
We present a methodology for the automated verification of quantum protocols using MCMAS, a symbolic model checker for multi-agent systems The method is based on the logical framework developed by D'Hondt and Panangaden for investigating epistemic and temporal properties, built on the model for Distributed Measurement-based Quantum Computation (DMC), an extension of the Measurement Calculus to distributed quantum systems. We describe the translation map from DMC to interpreted systems, the typical formalism for reasoning about time and knowledge in multi-agent systems. Then, we introduce dmc2ispl, a compiler into the input language of the MCMAS model checker. We demonstrate the technique by verifying the Quantum Teleportation Protocol, and discuss the performance of the tool.
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@article{arxiv.1207.1271,
title = {Automated Verification of Quantum Protocols using MCMAS},
author = {F. Belardinelli and P. Gonzalez and A. Lomuscio},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.1271},
year = {2012}
}
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In Proceedings QAPL 2012, arXiv:1207.0559