2.2 - Quantum Increment and Decrement Operations

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 The Quantum Increment Operation involves using multi-condition CNOT gates to simulate a carry operation, flipping the top bit when all lower bits in an integer are 1. This process is repeated for each bit in the integer, effectively performing an "add and carry" operation on a qubit system.

The Decrement Operation is symmetric to the Increment Operation, forming a symmetric quantum circuit.

Adding a fixed integer is possible, resulting in various QPU configurations, and adding two quantum integers is achieved by applying integer addition operations conditionally on corresponding qubits, allowing for efficient computation without the need for gate reconfiguration.