The Qupit Stabiliser ZX-travaganza: Simplified Axioms, Normal Forms and Graph-Theoretic Simplification

B Poór, RI Booth, T Carette, J Van De Wetering… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
We present a smorgasbord of results on the stabiliser ZX-calculus for odd prime-
dimensional qudits (ie qupits). We derive a simplified rule set that closely resembles the …

Quantum picturalism: learning quantum theory in high school

S Dündar-Coecke, L Yeh, C Puca… - 2023 IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantum theory is often regarded as challenging to learn and teach, with advanced
mathematical prerequisites ranging from complex numbers and probability theory to matrix …

The Qudit ZH-Calculus: Generalised Toffoli+ Hadamard and Universality

P Roy, J van de Wetering, L Yeh - arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.10095, 2023 - arxiv.org
We introduce the qudit ZH-calculus and show how to generalise the phase-free qubit rules
to qudits. We prove that for prime dimensions $ d $, the phase-free qudit ZH-calculus is …

Completeness of qufinite ZXW calculus, a graphical language for mixed-dimensional quantum computing

Q Wang, B Poór - arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.13014, 2023 - arxiv.org
Finite-dimensional quantum theory serves as the theoretical foundation for quantum
information and computation based on 2-dimensional qubits, d-dimensional qudits, and their …

A Complete Graphical Language for Linear Optical Circuits with Finite-Photon-Number Sources and Detectors

N Heurtel - arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.17693, 2024 - arxiv.org
Linear optical circuits can be used to manipulate the quantum states of photons as they pass
through components including beam splitters and phase shifters. Those photonic states …

ZX-calculus is Complete for Finite-Dimensional Hilbert Spaces

B Poór, RA Shaikh, Q Wang - arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.10896, 2024 - arxiv.org
The ZX-calculus is a graphical language for reasoning about quantum computing and
quantum information theory. As a complete graphical language, it incorporates a set of …

Complete equational theories for classical and quantum Gaussian relations

RI Booth, T Carette, C Comfort - arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.10479, 2024 - arxiv.org
We give generators and relations for the hypergraph props of Gaussian relations and
positive affine Lagrangian relations. The former extends Gaussian probabilistic processes …

The Focked-up ZX Calculus: Picturing Continuous-Variable Quantum Computation

RA Shaikh, L Yeh, S Gogioso - arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.02905, 2024 - arxiv.org
While the ZX and ZW calculi have been effective as graphical reasoning tools for finite-
dimensional quantum computation, the possibilities for continuous-variable quantum …

Differentiation of Linear Optical Circuits

G de Felice, C Cortlett - arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.07997, 2024 - arxiv.org
Experimental setups based on linear optical circuits and single photon sources offer a
promising platform for near-term quantum machine learning. However, current applications …

Categorified Path Calculus

S Burton - arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.03075, 2023 - arxiv.org
Path calculus, or graphical linear algebra, is a string diagram calculus for the category of
matrices over a base ring. It is the usual string diagram calculus for a symmetric monoidal …