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Complete Quantum Relational Hoare Logics from Optimal Transport Duality

Logic in Computer Science 2025-01-28 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

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.

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@article{arxiv.2501.15238,
  title  = {Complete Quantum Relational Hoare Logics from Optimal Transport Duality},
  author = {Gilles Barthe and Minbo Gao and Theo Wang and Li Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.15238},
  year   = {2025}
}
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