PyZX: Large Scale Automated Diagrammatic Reasoning
Abstract
The ZX-calculus is a graphical language for reasoning about ZX-diagrams, a type of tensor networks that can represent arbitrary linear maps between qubits. Using the ZX-calculus, we can intuitively reason about quantum theory, and optimise and validate quantum circuits. In this paper we introduce PyZX, an open source library for automated reasoning with large ZX-diagrams. We give a brief introduction to the ZX-calculus, then show how PyZX implements methods for circuit optimisation, equality validation, and visualisation and how it can be used in tandem with other software. We end with a set of challenges that when solved would enhance the utility of automated diagrammatic reasoning.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- April 2019
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.1904.04735
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1904.04735
- Bibcode:
- 2019arXiv190404735K
- Keywords:
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- Quantum Physics
- E-Print:
- In Proceedings QPL 2019, arXiv:2004.14750