Abstract
Quantum Markov chains are an extension of classical Markov chains which are labelled with super-operators rather than probabilities. They allow to faithfully represent quantum programs and quantum protocols. In this paper, we investigate model checking !-regular properties, a very general class of properties (including, e.g., LTL properties) of interest, against this model. For classical Markov chains, such properties are usually checked by building the product of the model with a language automaton. Subsequent analysis is then performed on this product. When doing so, one takes into account its graph structure, and for instance performs different analyses per bottom strongly connected component (BSCC). Unfortunately, for quantum Markov chains such an approach does not work directly, because super-operators behave differently from probabilities. To overcome this problem, we transform the product quantum Markov chain into a single super-operator, which induces a decomposition of the state space (the tensor product of classical state space and the quantum one) into a family of BSCC subspaces. Interestingly, we show that this BSCC decomposition provides a solution to the issue of model checking ω-regular properties for quantum Markov chains.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 28th International Conference on Concurrency Theory, CONCUR 2017 |
Editors | Roland Meyer, Uwe Nestmann |
Place of Publication | Leibniz |
Publisher | Dagstuhl |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-95977-048-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 28th International Conference on Concurrency Theory, CONCUR 2017 - Berlin, Germany Duration: 5 Sept 2017 → 8 Sept 2017 Conference number: 28 |
Publication series
Name | Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs |
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Publisher | Dagstuhl |
Volume | 85 |
ISSN (Print) | 1868-8969 |
Conference
Conference | 28th International Conference on Concurrency Theory, CONCUR 2017 |
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Abbreviated title | CONCUR 2017 |
Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Berlin |
Period | 5/09/17 → 8/09/17 |
Keywords
- Bottom strongly connected component
- Model checking
- ω-regular properties
- Quantum Markov chains