Formally Verifying Quantum Phase Estimation Circuits with 1,000+ Qubits

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Authors: Arun Govindankutty, Sudarshan K. Srinivasan
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Abstract

We present a scalable formal verification methodology for Quantum Phase Estimation (QPE) circuits. Our approach uses a symbolic qubit abstraction based on quantifier-free bit-vector logic, capturing key quantum phenomena, including superposition, rotation, and measurement. The proposed methodology maps quantum circuit functional behaviour from Hilbert space to a bit-vector domain. We develop formal properties aligned with this abstraction to ensure functional correctness of QPE circuits. The method scales efficiently, verifying QPE circuits with up to 6 precision qubits and 1,024 phase qubits using under 7.5~GB of memory.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Numerical Methods and Algorithms Low-power high-performance VLSI design

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
9 March 2026
Document type
Preprint