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Is it possible to approximately compile Toffoli using H and CSWAP?

Question: Given all controlled-SWAP (CSWAP) and Hadamard (H) gates on 3 qubits, is it possible to approximately compile the Toffoli (CCX) gate? Discussion From basic simulations, it appears that all $\...
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Is $\{CNOT, CZ, T\}$ a universal gate set?

If one would like to drop the Hadamard from the usual $\{CNOT, H, T\}$ gate set, what is a suitable replacement? It seems like $CZ$ might work here but I don't really know how to prove or disprove it. ...
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Circumventing the Eastin-Knill theorem by means of Shor's fault tolerant Toffoli gate

I have been reading about the Eastin-Knill theorem, which states that no quantum error correction code can can transversely implement a universal gate set. In this context, for example, the surface ...
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Alternative gate sets for universal Clifford computation?

The standard universal set of gates for Clifford computation is CNOT, H and S. Are there other options, in particular, gate sets that don't use the S gate? If yes, what are some examples?
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Universality of adding gate to Cliffords without inverses

In this answer it is explained how adding any non-Clifford gate $G$ to the Clifford gate set gives a universal gate set. However, that defines the gate set as the group generated by $G$ and the ...
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Why are IBM's basis gates not linearly independent?

IBM lists the basis gates for its Heron processor as $CZ,RZ(\theta),SX,X,I$. For clarity, these are the Controlled-Z, Z-rotation, sqrt(Pauli-X), Pauli-X, and identity gates respectively. My ...
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Is it possible to exactly compile Toffoli using H and CSWAP gates and ancilla qubits?

Question: Given controlled-SWAP (CSWAP) and Hadamard (H) gates, is it possible to exactly compile the Toffoli (CCX) gate? Note that I'm not looking for an encoded Toffoli gate. The answer should ...
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