ZX-Calculus for Quantum Circuits: A Diagrammatic Approach to Quantum Circuit Analysis and Optimization - Couverture souple

Halder, Subhojit

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798868828560

Editeur : Apress, 2026

Synopsis

ZX-Calculus has emerged as one of the most powerful frameworks for representing and optimizing quantum circuits―bridging the gap between abstract theory and real-world implementation. This book offers a complete and coding-driven introduction to ZX-Calculus, guiding readers from the mathematical and physical foundations of quantum circuits to the advanced techniques of diagrammatic reasoning and circuit optimization. Beginning with qubits, gates, and entanglement, you will gradually go through the principles of ZX-Calculus, spider rules, and diagrammatic equivalences that form the foundation of this visual and rigorous language.

Building upon this foundation, the book takes a hands-on approach to applying ZX-Calculus in modern quantum development environments. You will explore open-source tools such as PyZX, Quantomatic, and ZX-Optimizer; learn to translate quantum circuits into diagrams and back; and perform real-world circuit optimizations that reduce resource costs for NISQ devices. Advanced chapters extend these ideas to phase gadgets, Clifford hierarchies, and measurement-based computation, while the final section dives into circuit fabrication from ZX nodes―linking theory directly to implementation.

Whether you are a student, researcher, or professional developer, this book equips you with the theoretical insight, coding skills, and practical tools to design, optimize, and deploy efficient quantum circuits using the power of ZX-Calculus.

What You Will Learn:

• Translate complex quantum operations into intuitive diagrammatic forms and simplify them through step-by-step transformations
• Integrate ZX-Calculus concepts into modern quantum computing workflows and frameworks
• Master the fundamentals of ZX-Calculus and apply ZX-based methods for large-scale circuit optimization
• Discover how ZX-Calculus can be used in fermionic tensor networks, quantum error correction, and quantum machine learning

Who This Book Is For:

Researchers, Developers and Post graduate students in Quantum Computing.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Subhojit Halder is an engineering graduate from India with a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. He is a published author and researcher in the field of quantum technologies, with several research articles and books to his credit. His areas of work include astronomical simulations using quantum computing, superconducting qubit design, and the integration of quantum technologies with existing classical systems. He is also the author of a book on superconducting qubit design using Qiskit Metal, reflecting his interest in practical quantum hardware design and related computational methods.

He holds multiple patents and copyrights for his innovations, including the development of a unique backend kernel for Android devices that temporarily emulates quantum computations in cached memory, enabling complex quantum circuit simulations with reduced noise-related errors. In addition, he has developed software applications deployed on the Google Play Store. His current work is focused on bridging Python-based quantum computing frameworks, which often rely on specialized kernels and computational techniques, with hardware and software environments primarily built on Java and C++. Through this work, he aims to contribute to making quantum technologies more accessible and easier to integrate with existing classical platforms.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Apress
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798868828560
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 360
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