Graphical description of Pauli measurements on stabilizer states

TL;DR

This paper introduces a graphical method to efficiently describe the effects of Pauli measurements on stabilizer states, complementing previous work on Clifford operations.

Contribution

It presents a new graphical representation specifically for Pauli measurements on stabilizer states, enhancing the understanding of measurement effects.

Findings

Graphical description simplifies understanding of Pauli measurements.

Method improves efficiency in analyzing stabilizer state measurements.

Complements previous graphical representations of Clifford operations.

Abstract

We use a graphical representation of stabilizer states to describe, simply and efficiently, the effect of measurements of Pauli products on stabilizer states. This work complements our earlier work [Phys. Rev. A 77, 042307 (2008)], which described in graphical terms the action of Clifford operations on stabilizer states.