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Q#, a quantum computation package for the .NET platform
Quantum computing is a promising approach of computation that is based on
equations from Quantum Mechanics. A simulator for quantum algorithms must be
capable of performing heavy mathematical matrix transforms. The design of the
simulator itself takes one of three forms: Quantum Turing Machine, Network
Model or circuit model of connected gates or, Quantum Programming Language,
yet, some simulators are hybrid. We studied previous simulators and then we
adopt features from three simulators of different implementation languages,
different paradigms, and for different platforms. They are Quantum Computing
Language (QCL), QUASI, and Quantum Optics Toolbox for Matlab 5. Our simulator
for quantum algorithms takes the form of a package or a programming library for
Quantum computing, with a case study showing the ability of using it in the
circuit model. The .NET is a promising platform for computing. VB.NET is an
easy, high productive programming language with the full power and
functionality provided by the .NET framework. It is highly readable, writeable,
and flexible language, compared to another language such as C#.NET in many
aspects. We adopted VB.NET although its shortage in built-in mathematical
complex and matrix operations, compared to Matlab. For implementation, we first
built a mathematical core of matrix operations. Then, we built a quantum core
which contains: basic qubits and register operations, basic 1D, 2D, and 3D
quantum gates, and multi-view visualization of the quantum state, then a window
for demos to show you how to use and get the most of the package