You're reading from Quantum Computing with Silq Programming Get up and running with quantum computing with the simplicity of this new high-level programming language

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800569669

Length 310 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Quantum Development Kit

Concepts

Programming Language

Authors (2):

Thomas Cambier

Srinjoy Ganguly

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Essential Background and Introduction to Quantum Computing

2. Chapter 1: Essential Mathematics and Algorithmic Thinking FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Quantum Bits, Quantum Measurements, and Quantum Logic Gates

4. Chapter 3: Multiple Quantum Bits, Entanglement, and Quantum Circuits

5. Chapter 4: Physical Realization of a Quantum Computer

6. Section 2: Challenges in Quantum Programming and Silq Programming

7. Chapter 5: Challenges in Quantum Computer Programming

8. Chapter 6: Silq Programming Basics and Features

9. Chapter 7: Programming Multiple-Qubit Quantum Circuits with Silq

10. Section 3: Quantum Algorithms Using Silq Programming

11. Chapter 8: Quantum Algorithms I – Deutsch-Jozsa and Bernstein-Vazirani

12. Chapter 9: Quantum Algorithms II – Grover's Search Algorithm and Simon's Algorithm

13. Chapter 10: Quantum Algorithms III – Quantum Fourier Transform and Phase Estimation

14. Section 4: Applications of Quantum Computing

15. Chapter 11: Quantum Error Correction

16. Chapter 12: Quantum Cryptography – Quantum Key Distribution

17. Chapter 13: Quantum Machine Learning

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Installing Silq

In this section, we will go through the steps that will get the code editor and the Silq programming language installed on your computer. Let's start by installing Microsoft Visual Studio (VS) Code in the next section.

Installing Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Please follow these steps in sequence to install Microsoft VS Code on your computer. The steps are as follows:

Go to the https://silq.ethz.ch/install page and select an operating system according to your needs. In our case, we will be using the Microsoft Windows installation procedure. Figure 6.1 shows the Silq installation page:
Figure 6.1 – The Silq installation page
For our Microsoft installation of VS Code, we land on the page shown in Figure 6.2, which shows you the installation link. Click on the link that says Download the Visual Studio Code installer for Windows:
Figure 6.2 – VS Code installation page
After clicking the link, a dialog box will open. Click on Save file...