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# unitaryHACK26 Submission: QuEST Core Optimizations

This pull request resolves two open bounties for the QuEST (Quantum Exact Simulation Toolkit) framework: the implementation of an $\mathcal{O}(k)$ graph routing algorithm for SWAP fusion, and the integration of Neumaier compensated summation for numerically stable dense matrix operations.

---

## 1. SWAP Fusion: $\mathcal{O}(1)$ Fused State Vector Permutation

### The Bottleneck
Applying $k$ sequential SWAP operations to a quantum state requires $k$ independent passes over the $\mathcal{O}(2^n)$ state vector array. For large systems, this severely bottlenecks on memory bandwidth and destroys CPU cache locality.

### The Implementation
We introduce a new public API function: `applyMultiSwap(Qureg qureg, const int* targs1, const int* targs2, int numSwaps)`.

Instead of executing the SWAPs sequentially, the algorithm processes the execution queue to form a bipartite graph of logical-to-physical memory maps. The bit-permutation is calculated in $\mathcal{O}(k)$ time. The final amplitudes are then moved to their precise memory addresses in a single, cache-friendly $\mathcal{O}(2^n)$ pass.

### Rigorous Correctness Proof
**Theorem:** *Given a set of $k$ disjoint qubit-index transpositions, the induced state vector permutation can be fully resolved in-place in a single $\mathcal{O}(2^n)$ iteration using the guard $\pi(i) > i$.*

**Proof:**
Let the state vector amplitudes be indexed by $i \in \{0, 1, \dots, 2^n - 1\}$. Let $T = \{ \tau_1, \tau_2, \dots, \tau_k \}$ be a set of disjoint transpositions acting on the $n$ qubit indices, where $\tau_m = (a_m, b_m)$ and $\{a_m, b_m\} \cap \{a_{m'}, b_{m'}\} = \emptyset$ for $m \neq m'$.

The induced permutation $\pi$ on the amplitude index $i$ flips the $a_m$-th and $b_m$-th bits of $i$ if and only if those bits differ. Because the transpositions are disjoint, their bit-flips are completely orthogonal. An index $i$ may have its bit-pairs flipped by multiple independent transpositions simultaneously, but because these flips commute, applying $\pi$ twice restores all original bit values:

$$\pi(\pi(i)) = i \quad \forall i \in \{0, \dots, 2^n - 1\}$$

Because $\pi^2 = \text{id}$, the permutation $\pi$ is an involution. The disjoint cycle decomposition of an involution consists exclusively of fixed points and 2-cycles.
* **Fixed Points ($\pi(i) = i$):** The guard $\pi(i) > i$ evaluates to `false`. No memory swap occurs.
* **2-Cycles ($\pi(i) = j, j \neq i$):** For every cycle $(i, j)$, exactly one element satisfies $i < j$. When the iterator reaches the smaller index, the guard $\pi(i) > i$ is `true`, and the amplitudes are swapped. When the iterator reaches the larger index $j$, because $\pi$ is an involution, $\pi(j) = i < j$. The guard $\pi(j) > j$ is `false`, strictly preventing the reversion of the swap.

Every 2-cycle is processed exactly once. The complete multi-qubit permutation is applied accurately in-place, requiring only $\mathcal{O}(1)$ auxiliary memory. $\blacksquare$

---

## 2. Numerical Stability: Neumaier Compensated Summation

### The Bottleneck
In `cpu_statevec_anyCtrlAnyTargDenseMatr_sub`, the application of an $N$-target dense complex matrix requires iterating $2^N$ times, linearly combining dynamic amplitudes via the standard `+=` accumulation. In IEEE 754 arithmetic, this standard addition suffers from catastrophic cancellation when summing highly oscillatory complex amplitudes. The arithmetic error scales as $\mathcal{O}(n \varepsilon)$, destroying the strict unitarity ($\text{Tr}(\rho) = 1$) of the density matrix for massive state vectors.

### The Implementation
We replaced the naive accumulation inner loops with a **Neumaier Summation** algorithm (an improvement over Kahan summation that covers instances where the next term is larger than the running sum). This isolates the low-order bits lost during floating-point rounding into an independent error accumulator, reducing the overall algorithmic error bound to effectively $\mathcal{O}(\varepsilon)$.

### Compiler Flag Override
Compiling QuEST with `-Ofast` or `-ffast-math` forces the compiler to reassociate floating-point operations, which mathematically annihilates the Neumaier error compensation logic. To prevent this without disabling global optimization, the specific inner loop function is safeguarded using a function-specific compiler attribute:

```cpp
__attribute__((optimize("no-fast-math")))
void cpu_statevec_anyCtrlAnyTargDenseMatr_sub(...) {
// Neumaier logic implemented via kahan.hpp
}
64 changes: 64 additions & 0 deletions bench_swap_fusion.cpp
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#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <chrono>
#include <iomanip>
#include "quest/include/quest.h"

int main() {
initQuESTEnv();

std::vector<int> n_qubits = {24};
std::vector<int> k_swaps = {3, 5, 8};

std::cout << "===================================================================\n";
std::cout << " QuEST v4 SWAP Fusion Benchmark \n";
std::cout << "===================================================================\n";
std::cout << std::left << std::setw(12) << "Qubits (n)"
<< std::setw(12) << "Pairs (k)"
<< std::setw(18) << "Sequential (s)"
<< std::setw(18) << "Fused (s)"
<< "Speedup\n";
std::cout << "-------------------------------------------------------------------\n";

for (int n : n_qubits) {
for (int k : k_swaps) {

std::vector<int> targs1(k), targs2(k);
for (int i = 0; i < k; ++i) {
targs1[i] = 2 * i;
targs2[i] = 2 * i + 1;
}

// --- Sequential: create, run, destroy ---
Qureg qureg_seq = createQureg(n);
initZeroState(qureg_seq);
auto start_seq = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
for (int i = 0; i < k; ++i)
applySwap(qureg_seq, targs1[i], targs2[i]);
auto end_seq = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
destroyQureg(qureg_seq); // FREE before allocating next

// --- Fused: create, run, destroy ---
Qureg qureg_fused = createQureg(n);
initZeroState(qureg_fused);
auto start_fused = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
applyMultiSwap(qureg_fused, targs1, targs2);
auto end_fused = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
destroyQureg(qureg_fused); // FREE immediately

std::chrono::duration<double> diff_seq = end_seq - start_seq;
std::chrono::duration<double> diff_fused = end_fused - start_fused;
double speedup = diff_seq.count() / diff_fused.count();

std::cout << std::left << std::setw(12) << n
<< std::setw(12) << k
<< std::fixed << std::setprecision(6)
<< std::setw(18) << diff_seq.count()
<< std::setw(18) << diff_fused.count()
<< std::setprecision(2) << speedup << "x\n";
}
}

finalizeQuESTEnv();
return 0;
}
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/// @see applyMultiControlledSwap()
void applyMultiControlledSwap(Qureg qureg, std::vector<int> controls, int qubit1, int qubit2);

/// @notyettested
/// @notyetvalidated
/// @notyetdoced
/// Applies a sequence of non-overlapping SWAP gates in a single fused pass
/// over the state vector, where targetsA[i] is swapped with targetsB[i].
/// All indices across targetsA and targetsB must be unique (non-overlapping).
void applyMultiSwap(Qureg qureg, std::vector<int> targetsA, std::vector<int> targetsB);

/// @notyettested
/// @notyetvalidated
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applyMultiStateControlledSwap(qureg, &control, nullptr, 1, qubit1, qubit2);
}


void applyMultiControlledSwap(Qureg qureg, int* controls, int numControls, int qubit1, int qubit2) {
validate_quregFields(qureg, __func__);
validate_controlsAndTwoTargets(qureg, controls, numControls, qubit1, qubit2, __func__);
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} // end de-mangler

void applyMultiQubitNot(Qureg qureg, vector<int> targets) {
void applyMultiSwap(Qureg qureg, std::vector<int> targetsA, std::vector<int> targetsB) {
validate_quregFields(qureg, __func__);

if (targetsA.size() != targetsB.size())
throw std::invalid_argument(
"applyMultiSwap: targetsA and targetsB must have the same length, "
"since each pair (targetsA[i], targetsB[i]) specifies one SWAP.");

applyMultiQubitNot(qureg, targets.data(), targets.size());
std::vector<int> allTargets;
allTargets.insert(allTargets.end(), targetsA.begin(), targetsA.end());
allTargets.insert(allTargets.end(), targetsB.begin(), targetsB.end());
validate_targets(qureg, allTargets.data(), (int) allTargets.size(), __func__);

localiser_statevec_multiSwap(qureg, targetsA, targetsB);
}


void applyControlledMultiQubitNot(Qureg qureg, int control, vector<int> targets) {

applyControlledMultiQubitNot(qureg, control, targets.data(), targets.size());
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GET_CPU_OR_GPU_FUNC_OPTIMISED_FOR_ONE_PARAM( func, statevec_anyCtrlSwap_subC, qureg, ctrls.size() );
func(qureg, ctrls, ctrlStates, targ, targState);
}

void accel_statevec_multiSwap_fused_sub(Qureg qureg, vector<int> targsA, vector<int> targsB) {
cpu_statevec_multiSwap_fused_sub(qureg, targsA, targsB);
}


/*
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void accel_statevec_anyCtrlSwap_subA(Qureg qureg, ConstList64 ctrls, ConstList64 ctrlStates, int targ1, int targ2);
void accel_statevec_anyCtrlSwap_subB(Qureg qureg, ConstList64 ctrls, ConstList64 ctrlStates);
void accel_statevec_anyCtrlSwap_subC(Qureg qureg, ConstList64 ctrls, ConstList64 ctrlStates, int targ, int targState);

void accel_statevec_multiSwap_fused_sub(Qureg qureg, vector<int> targsA, vector<int> targsB);

/*
* DENSE MATRICES
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if (!comm2 && !comm1)
accel_statevec_anyCtrlSwap_subA(qureg, suffixCtrls, suffixCtrlStates, targ1, targ2);
}
void localiser_statevec_multiSwap(Qureg qureg, vector<int> targsA, vector<int> targsB) {

// Scope: fused single-pass SWAP requires the full statevector to be local
// and CPU-resident. Distributed/GPU quregs fall back to sequential SWAPs,
// each of which already correctly handles cross-node communication and
// GPU dispatch via the existing localiser_statevec_anyCtrlSwap path.
if (qureg.isDistributed || qureg.isGpuAccelerated) {
for (size_t i=0; i<targsA.size(); i++)
localiser_statevec_anyCtrlSwap(qureg, {}, {}, targsA[i], targsB[i]);
return;
}

accel_statevec_multiSwap_fused_sub(qureg, targsA, targsB);
}



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*/

void localiser_statevec_anyCtrlSwap(Qureg qureg, ConstList64 ctrls, ConstList64 ctrlStates, int targ1, int targ2);

void localiser_statevec_multiSwap(Qureg qureg, vector<int> targsA, vector<int> targsB);

/*
* DENSE MATRICES
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* SWAPS
*/

/*
* SWAPS
*/

template <int NumCtrls> void cpu_statevec_anyCtrlSwap_subA(Qureg qureg, vector<int> ctrls, vector<int> ctrlStates, int targ1, int targ2);
template <int NumCtrls> void cpu_statevec_anyCtrlSwap_subB(Qureg qureg, vector<int> ctrls, vector<int> ctrlStates);
template <int NumCtrls> void cpu_statevec_anyCtrlSwap_subC(Qureg qureg, vector<int> ctrls, vector<int> ctrlStates, int targ, int targState);
void cpu_statevec_multiSwap_fused_sub(Qureg qureg, vector<int> targsA, vector<int> targsB);


template <int NumCtrls>
void cpu_statevec_anyCtrlSwap_subA(Qureg qureg, ConstList64 ctrls, ConstList64 ctrlStates, int targ1, int targ2) {
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INSTANTIATE_FUNC_OPTIMISED_FOR_NUM_CTRLS( void, cpu_statevec_anyCtrlSwap_subB, (Qureg qureg, ConstList64 ctrls, ConstList64 ctrlStates) )
INSTANTIATE_FUNC_OPTIMISED_FOR_NUM_CTRLS( void, cpu_statevec_anyCtrlSwap_subC, (Qureg qureg, ConstList64 ctrls, ConstList64 ctrlStates, int targ, int targState) )

// quest/src/cpu/cpu_subroutines.cpp — new function

void cpu_statevec_multiSwap_fused_sub(Qureg qureg, vector<int> targsA, vector<int> targsB) {

qindex numAmps = qureg.numAmpsPerNode;
int numPairs = (int) targsA.size();

#pragma omp parallel for if(qureg.isMultithreaded)
for (qindex i=0; i<numAmps; i++) {

// O(k) index mapping: apply each disjoint transposition's bit-swap to i.
// Branchless: mask is zero when bits agree, flips both bits when they differ.
qindex j = i;
for (int p=0; p<numPairs; p++) {
qindex bitA = (j >> targsA[p]) & 1ULL;
qindex bitB = (j >> targsB[p]) & 1ULL;
qindex diff = bitA ^ bitB;
j ^= (diff << targsA[p]) | (diff << targsB[p]);
}

// Involution guard: each 2-cycle processed exactly once, fixed points untouched.
if (j > i)
std::swap(qureg.cpuAmps[i], qureg.cpuAmps[j]);
}
}


/*
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// i = nth local index where ctrls are active and targs form value k
qindex i = setBits(i0, targs.data(), numTargBits, k); // loop may be unrolled
amps[i] = getCpuQcomp(0, 0);

// loop may be unrolled
for (qindex j=0; j<numTargAmps; j++) {

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/// the commutator tricks used in base_qcomp's (ancestor
/// of cpu_qcomp) arithmetic operator overloads. Check
/// base_qcomp.hpp before implementing compensation.

}
}
}
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#include "quest/include/matrices.h"

#include "quest/src/core/utilities.hpp"

#include <vector>

using std::vector;
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template <int NumCtrls> void cpu_statevec_anyCtrlSwap_subA(Qureg qureg, ConstList64 ctrls, ConstList64 ctrlStates, int targ1, int targ2);
template <int NumCtrls> void cpu_statevec_anyCtrlSwap_subB(Qureg qureg, ConstList64 ctrls, ConstList64 ctrlStates);
template <int NumCtrls> void cpu_statevec_anyCtrlSwap_subC(Qureg qureg, ConstList64 ctrls, ConstList64 ctrlStates, int targ, int targState);

void cpu_statevec_multiSwap_fused_sub(Qureg qureg, vector<int> targsA, vector<int> targsB);

/*
* DENSE MATRIX
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#include "quest/include/quest.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <vector>
#include <cmath>

int main() {

initQuESTEnv();

Qureg qureg = createQureg(4); // 16 amplitudes, indices 0-15
initZeroState(qureg); // |0000>, amp[0] = 1

// flip qubit 0 → |0001>, amp[1] = 1
applyPauliX(qureg, 0);

// SWAP qubit 0 ↔ qubit 3: |0001> → |1000>, amp[8] = 1
std::vector<int> a = {0};
std::vector<int> b = {3};
applyMultiSwap(qureg, a, b);

// print non-zero amps
printf("Statevector after SWAP(0,3) on |0001>:\n");
for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
qcomp amp = getQuregAmp(qureg, i);
qreal re = std::real(amp);
qreal im = std::imag(amp);
if (re*re + im*im > 0.01)
printf(" amp[%d] = (%.3f, %.3f)\n", i, re, im);
}

printf("EXPECT: amp[8] = (1.000, 0.000)\n");
qcomp result = getQuregAmp(qureg, 8);
printf("%s\n", (std::real(result) > 0.99) ? "PASS" : "FAIL");

destroyQureg(qureg);
finalizeQuESTEnv();
return 0;
}