Finite dimensional Hilbert spaces are complete for dagger compact closed categories

We show that an equation follows from the axioms of dagger compact closed categories if and only if it holds in finite dimensional Hilbert spaces.

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Main Author: Peter Selinger
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Language:English
Published: Logical Methods in Computer Science e.V. 2012-08-01
Series:Logical Methods in Computer Science
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Online Access:https://lmcs.episciences.org/1086/pdf
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spelling doaj.art-4a78749d0f8e40b7bda503be22a9d5102024-03-08T09:28:00ZengLogical Methods in Computer Science e.V.Logical Methods in Computer Science1860-59742012-08-01Volume 8, Issue 310.2168/LMCS-8(3:6)20121086Finite dimensional Hilbert spaces are complete for dagger compact closed categoriesPeter Selingerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3161-856XWe show that an equation follows from the axioms of dagger compact closed categories if and only if it holds in finite dimensional Hilbert spaces.https://lmcs.episciences.org/1086/pdfmathematics - category theoryquantum physicsf.3.2, f.4.1
spellingShingle Peter Selinger
Finite dimensional Hilbert spaces are complete for dagger compact closed categories
Logical Methods in Computer Science
mathematics - category theory
quantum physics
f.3.2, f.4.1
title Finite dimensional Hilbert spaces are complete for dagger compact closed categories
title_full Finite dimensional Hilbert spaces are complete for dagger compact closed categories
title_fullStr Finite dimensional Hilbert spaces are complete for dagger compact closed categories
title_full_unstemmed Finite dimensional Hilbert spaces are complete for dagger compact closed categories
title_short Finite dimensional Hilbert spaces are complete for dagger compact closed categories
title_sort finite dimensional hilbert spaces are complete for dagger compact closed categories
topic mathematics - category theory
quantum physics
f.3.2, f.4.1
url https://lmcs.episciences.org/1086/pdf
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