Tutorial: Graphical calculus for quantum circuits

Bob Coecke; Ross Duncan

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-36315-3_1

Tutorial: Graphical calculus for quantum circuits

Bob Coecke, Ross Duncan

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Abstract

We explain the graphical zx-calculus for reasoning about qubits without any reference to the underlying categorical semantics, and illustrate its use on quantum circuits.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Reversible Computation
Subtitle of host publication	4th International Workshop, RC 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2-3, 2012. Revised Papers
Editors	Robert Glück, Tetsuo Yokoyama
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1-13
Number of pages	13
Volume	7581
ISBN (Print)	9783642363146
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36315-3_1
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	4th International Workshop, RC 2012 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 2 Jul 2012 → 3 Jul 2012

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	7581
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743

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Conference	4th International Workshop, RC 2012
Abbreviated title	RC 2012
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	2/07/12 → 3/07/12

Keywords

ZX-calculus
qubits
quantum circuits

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Coecke, B & Duncan, R 2013, Tutorial: Graphical calculus for quantum circuits. in R Glück & T Yokoyama (eds), Reversible Computation: 4th International Workshop, RC 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2-3, 2012. Revised Papers. vol. 7581, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7581, Springer, Berlin, pp. 1-13, 4th International Workshop, RC 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2/07/12. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36315-3_1

Tutorial: Graphical calculus for quantum circuits. / Coecke, Bob; Duncan, Ross.
Reversible Computation: 4th International Workshop, RC 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2-3, 2012. Revised Papers. ed. / Robert Glück; Tetsuo Yokoyama. Vol. 7581 Berlin: Springer, 2013. p. 1-13 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 7581).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

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