Topic: Coding for quantum computers (Read 3526 times)

Dalden · « **on:** 17. November 2008, 13:58:44 (01:58 PM) »

For the geeky...

Quantum Meta-Vax 9000: Runtime libraries, reference manual:

FUNCTION fileExists

PROTOTYPE
std::pair<std::complex<float>> fileExists (const char *path);

ARGUMENTS
path - absolute or relative path to a file to test for existence.

RETURNS

A pair of complex floats, both normalized in the range (-1.0 - +1.0, -1.0i - +1.0i)

pair.first - the fractional extent to which the file exists.

pair.second - the fractional extent to which the file does not exist.

Each complex float represents a unit eigenvector in the Heisenberg

phase-space of the file.

BUGS

Under conditions of parity violation, lepton number may not be preserved.

May accidentally collapse the quantum vacuum into a lower metastable

state and destroy the universe. In this case, fileExists() will throw a

UniverseNotFound exception.

USAGE

std::pair<std::complex<float>> result;

result = fileExists ("/etc/passwd");

if ((pow (acos (imag (result.first) / real (result.first)), 2.0)

+ pow (acos (imag (result.second) / real (result.second)), 2.0)

>= 0.5)
{

cout << "Wtf?" << endl;
}
else if ((pow (acos (real (result.first) / imag (result.first)), 2.0)

+ pow (acos (real (result.second) / imag (result.second)), 2.0)
< -0.5)

{

cout << "File is at right angles to reality?" << endl;
}

else [ . . . ]

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