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ZX calculus is very interesting framework for doing cutting edge research in error correction and gate compilation, but it seems wildly off base as a means of m
by tmvphil 1y ago
ZX calculus is very interesting framework for doing cutting edge research in error correction and gate compilation, but it seems wildly off base as a means of making quantum computing accessible to a broader audience. Anything beyond the simple "teleportation is like pulling a string" picture is extremely difficult abstract manipulations.
(PhD in experimental QC)
- hnuser123456 1y agoFor those of us who have decent computer science and math education and are curious about QC but have jobs in classical computing, are there any resources you recommend that are a better introduction? I understand something about being able to test large numbers of permutations of something at once, or square rooting the number of necessary operations for some functions... edit: found this below, but it is all ZX calculus https://zxcalc.github.io/book/html/main_html.html https://zxcalc.github.io/book/html/main_html.html
- ashbreaker 1y agoMy understanding is ZX calculus is more like a “calculus” or a nice toolkit. So you probably still cannot bypass regular QC formalism (being able to manipulate things fast doesn’t mean you necessarily understand it well)
- Xmd5a 1y agohttps://x.com/coecke/status/1907809898852667702 https://x.com/coecke/status/1907809898852667702 >High-schoolers excelling at Oxford Uni post-grad quantum exam, thanks to Quantum Picturalism! thoughts?
- gus_massa 1y agoThey didn't give the stdents the full post-grad exam. They cherry picked a few of the questions that can be solved with this method. It's handy for a few special cases, but not in general.
- abdullahkhalids 1y agoI somewhat agree. I think the goal would be to create a UI that allows you to do the ZX calculus by just creating/moving/joining the spiders etc.