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arxiv 1310.6813 v4 pith:CBXOY3BY submitted 2013-10-25 quant-ph cs.ETcs.LO

Generators and relations for n-qubit Clifford operators

Peter Selinger (Dalhousie University , Canada) This is my paper
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We define a normal form for Clifford circuits, and we prove that every Clifford operator has a unique normal form. Moreover, we present a rewrite system by which any Clifford circuit can be reduced to normal form. This yields a presentation of Clifford operators in terms of generators and relations.

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