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Efficient synthesis of linear reversible circuits

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In this paper we consider circuit synthesis for n-wire linear reversible circuits using the C-NOT gate library. These circuits are an important class of reversible circuits with applications to quantum computation. Previous algorithms, based on Gaussian elimination and LU-decomposition, yield circuits with O(n^2) gates in the worst-case. However, an information theoretic bound suggests that it may be possible to reduce this to as few as O(n^2/log n) gates. We present an algorithm that is optimal up to a multiplicative constant, as well as Theta(log n) times faster than previous methods. While our results are primarily asymptotic, simulation results show that even for relatively small n our algorithm is faster and yields more efficient circuits than the standard method. Generically our algorithm can be interpreted as a matrix decomposition algorithm, yielding an asymptotically efficient decomposition of a binary matrix into a product of elementary matrices.

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Tomography of quantum states with bounded extent

quant-ph · 2026-06-05 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

A reduction from weak agnostic learning of class C to efficient tomography of states with bounded l1-extent w.r.t. C, with a concrete algorithm for stabilizer states running in poly(n, (ξ/ε)^log(ξ/ε)) time.

Qubit Routing for (Almost) Free

quant-ph · 2026-04-21 · conditional · novelty 7.0

Restricting phase-polynomial synthesis to allowed CNOTs on a given architecture reduces routing overhead from O(log n) or worse to a constant factor of at most 4.

Geometric Algebra Quantum Gate Decomposition

quant-ph · 2026-06-10 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Pauli and Clifford groups are formulated in complex Geometric Algebra, with Clifford operators generated by π/4-Pauli rotors and a greedy rotor algorithm yielding compact decompositions.

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  • Tomography of quantum states with bounded extent quant-ph · 2026-06-05 · unverdicted · none · ref 159 · internal anchor

    A reduction from weak agnostic learning of class C to efficient tomography of states with bounded l1-extent w.r.t. C, with a concrete algorithm for stabilizer states running in poly(n, (ξ/ε)^log(ξ/ε)) time.

  • Qubit Routing for (Almost) Free quant-ph · 2026-04-21 · conditional · none · ref 21

    Restricting phase-polynomial synthesis to allowed CNOTs on a given architecture reduces routing overhead from O(log n) or worse to a constant factor of at most 4.

  • Geometric Algebra Quantum Gate Decomposition quant-ph · 2026-06-10 · unverdicted · none · ref 19 · internal anchor

    Pauli and Clifford groups are formulated in complex Geometric Algebra, with Clifford operators generated by π/4-Pauli rotors and a greedy rotor algorithm yielding compact decompositions.