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Minimality in Finite-Dimensional ZW-Calculi

Quantum Physics 2024-12-06 v3

Abstract

The ZW-calculus is a graphical language capable of representing 2-dimensional quantum systems (qubit) through its diagrams, and manipulating them through its equational theory. We extend the formalism to accommodate finite dimensional Hilbert spaces beyond qubit systems. First we define a quddit version of the language, where all systems have the same arbitrary finite dimension dd, and show that the provided equational theory is both complete -- i.e. semantical equivalence is entirely captured by the equations -- and minimal -- i.e. none of the equations are consequences of the others. We then extend the graphical language further to allow for mixed-dimensional systems. We again show the completeness and minimality of the provided equational theory.

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@article{arxiv.2401.16225,
  title  = {Minimality in Finite-Dimensional ZW-Calculi},
  author = {Marc de Visme and Renaud Vilmart},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.16225},
  year   = {2024}
}