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PyZX: Large Scale Automated Diagrammatic Reasoning

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arxiv 1904.04735 v2 pith:XQX6DL2J submitted 2019-04-09 quant-ph

PyZX: Large Scale Automated Diagrammatic Reasoning

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keywords reasoningautomatedpyzxzx-calculusdiagrammaticlargequantumzx-diagrams
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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.

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