Trichromatic open digraphs for understanding qubits

MaRDI QIDQ4986192zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Alex H. Lang, Bob Coecke

Publication date 27 April 2021

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1110.2613, http://eptcs.web.cse.unsw.edu.au/paper.cgi?QPL2011.14

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum computation (81P68) Nonperturbative methods of renormalization applied to problems in quantum field theory (81T16) Bloch spaces (30H30) Convex sets and cones of operators (47L07) Quantum gates (81P65)

Abstract: We introduce a trichromatic graphical calculus for quantum computing. The generators represent three complementary observables that are treated on equal footing, hence reflecting the symmetries of the Bloch sphere. We derive the Euler angle decomposition of the Hadamard gate within it as well as the so-called supplementary relationships, which are valid equations for qubits that were not derivable within Z/X-calculus of Coecke and Duncan. More specifically, we have: dichromatic Z/X-calculus + Euler angle decomposition of the Hadamard gate = trichromatic calculus.

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