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Extended quantum circuit diagrams

Quantum Physics 2024-10-07 v1

Abstract

We present a formulation of quantum circuit diagrams based on the exponential map which provides a new way to calculate graphically with circuits. We present a sound list of rewrite rules for this formulation and demonstrate a variety of example calculations.

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@article{arxiv.2410.02946,
  title  = {Extended quantum circuit diagrams},
  author = {William Schober},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.02946},
  year   = {2024}
}

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10 pages main text + 32 pages appendices

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