QuickQudits: A Framework for Efficient Simulation of Noisy Qudit Clifford Circuits via an Extended Stabilizer Tableau Formalism
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Quantum Physics arXiv:2603.23641 (quant-ph) [Submitted on 24 Mar 2026] Title:QuickQudits: A Framework for Efficient Simulation of Noisy Qudit Clifford Circuits via an Extended Stabilizer Tableau Formalism Authors:Nina Brandl, Mykyta Cherniak, Johannes Kofler, Richard Kueng View a PDF of the paper titled QuickQudits: A Framework for Efficient Simulation of Noisy Qudit Clifford Circuits via an Extended Stabilizer Tableau Formalism, by Nina Brandl and 3 other authors View PDF Abstract:We present a comprehensive and self-contained framework for the efficient classical simulation of Clifford circuits acting on $d$-dimensional qudits, including realistic Pauli/Weyl noise via stochastic simulation. Our approach uses the stabilizer tableau formalism for qudits of arbitrary dimension and tracks both stabilizer and destabilizer generators under Clifford updates. The classical simulation remains efficient with simple algebraic Clifford update rules over $\mathbb{Z}_d$. Computational basis measurements in prime dimensions are handled by a generalized Aaronson-Gottesman (CHP) procedure. In composite dimensions, $\mathbb{Z}_d$ is not a field and the standard tableau reduction fails, so we employ an exact Smith normal form decomposition to enable efficient sampling. Noise is modelled as probabilistic mixtures of Weyl operators that act only on the tableau's phase column. For fast simulation of noisy circuits, we support Pauli frames, respectively generalized Weyl frames, and introduce a noise-pushing technique that allows all noise processes to be consolidated into a single phase update at the end of the circuit. Using this representation, circuit fidelity can be determined entirely by the single accumulated phase-shift parameter $\Delta \tau$, reducing fidelity estimation to a simple phase check per shot. Our codebase supports tableau simulation and conventional state-vector and density-matrix backends for qudits, and also includes circuit and tableau visualisations. Additionally, we provide tests and Jupyter notebooks for validation and illustration. This framework forms the basis for a scalable, open-source strong+weak stabilizer simulator including noise and can be found publicly available at this https URL. Comments: Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph) Cite as: arXiv:2603.23641 [quant-ph] (or arXiv:2603.23641v1 [quant-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2603.23641 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite Submission history From: Nina Brandl [view email] [v1] Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:28:49 UTC (716 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled QuickQudits: A Framework for Efficient Simulation of Noisy Qudit Clifford Circuits via an Extended Stabilizer Tableau Formalism, by Nina Brandl and 3 other authorsView PDFTeX Source view license Current browse context: quant-ph new | recent | 2026-03 References & Citations INSPIRE HEP NASA ADSGoogle Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer (What is the Explorer?) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations (What are Smart Citations?) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv (What is alphaXiv?) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers (What is CatalyzeX?) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub (What is DagsHub?) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub (What is GotitPub?) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face (What is Huggingface?) Links to Code Toggle Papers with Code (What is Papers with Code?) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast (What is ScienceCast?) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate (What is Replicate?) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces (What is Spaces?) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI (What is TXYZ.AI?) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower (What are Influence Flowers?) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender (What is CORE?) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs. Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax (What is MathJax?)