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A Quantum Software Modeling Language

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This chapter discusses a series of fundamental principles for quantum software modeling languages. These principles are then exemplified in the development of “Q-UML”—a quantum software modeling language based on the popular unified modeling language (UML).

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  1. University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK

    Carlos A. Pérez-Delgado

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  1. aQuantum, University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Ciudad Real, Spain

    Manuel A. Serrano

  2. aQuantum, University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Talavera de la Reina, Spain

    Ricardo Pérez-Castillo

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    Mario Piattini

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Pérez-Delgado, C.A. (2022). A Quantum Software Modeling Language. In: Serrano, M.A., Pérez-Castillo, R., Piattini, M. (eds) Quantum Software Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05324-5_6

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