The ZX-calculus is complete for stabilizer quantum mechanics

From MaRDI portal
(Redirected from Publication:3386971)




Abstract: The ZX-calculus is a graphical calculus for reasoning about quantum systems and processes. It is known to be universal for pure state qubit quantum mechanics, meaning any pure state, unitary operation and post-selected pure projective measurement can be expressed in the ZX-calculus. The calculus is also sound, i.e. any equality that can be derived graphically can also be derived using matrix mechanics. Here, we show that the ZX-calculus is complete for pure qubit stabilizer quantum mechanics, meaning any equality that can be derived using matrices can also be derived pictorially. The proof relies on bringing diagrams into a normal form based on graph states and local Clifford operations.




Cited in
(52)








This page was built for publication: The ZX-calculus is complete for stabilizer quantum mechanics

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q3386971)