Day 701: The Clifford Group

Learning Objectives

• •**Define** the Clifford group mathematically
• •**Identify** the generators of the single and multi-qubit Clifford groups
• •**Calculate** the size of the Clifford group for $n$ qubits
• •**Understand** the relationship between Clifford and Pauli groups
• •**Apply** Clifford gates to stabilizer states
• •**Explain** why Clifford operations preserve stabilizer structure

Today's Schedule (7 hours)