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Replacing Two Controlled-U's with Two CNOTs
Robert R. Tucci
We give a simple, closed-form formula, what we call the Deflation Identity, for converting any 2-qubit circuit with exactly two controlled-U's (and some 1-qubit rotations) into an…
quant-ph2005★ 48 cited
An Introduction to Cartan's KAK Decomposition for QC Programmers
Robert R. Tucci
This paper presents no new results; its goals are purely pedagogical. A special case of the Cartan Decomposition has found much utility in the field of quantum computing, especiall…