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arxiv: 2606.17621 · v1 · pith:CGIZF6ZMnew · submitted 2026-06-16 · 🪐 quant-ph · math-ph· math.MP

Quantum Computing Algebra (QCA), the theory and implementation

Jaroslav Hrdina , Dietmar Hildenbrand , Oliver Rettig This is my paper

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Split-signature geometric algebra translates the Dirac formalism into real-algebraic quantum states and operators.

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The paper introduces Quantum Computing Algebra (QCA) as a real geometric algebra framework for quantum computation. It replaces positive-definite signatures with a split-signature construction to achieve a direct mapping from the Dirac formalism. This construction is presented as enabling natural representations of quantum states and operators while reducing implementation complexity. The authors demonstrate the approach through software implementation for gates and multi-qubit systems and apply it to quantum game theory for entangled strategies.

Core claim

QCA employs a split-signature construction that enables a natural realization of quantum states and operators while simplifying computational implementation, establishing a practical bridge between the abstract Dirac formalism and efficient geometric algebra representations.

What carries the argument

The split-signature geometric algebra construction that maps Dirac operators and states into a real algebra setting for direct computation.

If this is right

  • Quantum gates and multi-qubit systems can be represented and generated computationally with reduced overhead.
  • Entangled strategies in quantum game theory gain computational advantages from the real-algebraic formulation.
  • The framework supports direct translation of the full Dirac formalism into geometric algebra objects.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same split-signature approach could be tested on larger quantum circuits to measure actual runtime gains.
  • If the construction holds, it might allow geometric algebra libraries to replace complex-number arithmetic in selected quantum simulators.

Load-bearing premise

The split-signature geometric algebra construction preserves all essential features of the Dirac formalism and quantum mechanics without introducing inconsistencies or requiring additional corrections.

What would settle it

A concrete calculation showing that a standard quantum gate or entangled state in QCA deviates from the Dirac prediction or requires manual correction terms would falsify the central claim.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.17621 by Dietmar Hildenbrand, Jaroslav Hrdina, Oliver Rettig.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Bloch sphere. Computational basis states |0⟩ and |1⟩ lie at the poles, equatorial superpositions on the horizontal axis. 2. From Dirac formalism to geometric algebra A qubit (quantum bit) is a two-level quantum system whose state is described by a normalized spinor ψ ∈ PC1 , ψ =  α β  , α, β ∈ C, |α| 2 + |β| 2 = 1. The spinor ψ is defined up to a global phase, ψ ∼ e iϕψ. Measurement in the σz eigenbasis … view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: EWL protocol scheme. The initial state vector is given by |ψ0⟩ = Jˆ|00⟩. Players select their strategies using uni￾tary operators Uˆ 1 and Uˆ 2 from a predefined strategic space S = S1 = S2. These operators act independently on each player’s qubit. The system transitions to the state vector (Uˆ 1 ⊗ Uˆ 2)Jˆ|00⟩. Measurement occurs via a device containing the Hermitian conjugate of Jˆ, Jˆ† , followed by dete… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Payoffs πA ∈ ⟨0, π/2⟩ and πB ∈ ⟨0, π/2⟩ of players A and B for γ = 0 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Payoffs πA ∈ ⟨0, π/2⟩ and πB ∈ ⟨0, π/2⟩ of players A and B for γ = π/2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_4.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Payoffs πA ∈ ⟨0, π/2⟩ and πB ∈ ⟨0, π/2⟩ of players A and B for γ = π/3 7. Future work From the GAALOP point-of-view, in the future, standard operations such as the Hadamard gate should be predefined in the software in order to facilitate the writing of the GAALOPScripts. Additionally it would help a lot to make it possible to edit the number of qubits in order that the definition.csv file does not have to … view at source ↗
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We present a real geometric algebra framework designed for the direct translation of the Dirac formalism into geometric algebra representations. Unlike previous approaches based on positive-definite signatures, QCA employs a split-signature construction that enables a natural realization of quantum states and operators while simplifying computational implementation. We further present an implementation of QCA using the \textit{GAALOP} software and show how quantum gates and multi-qubit systems can be efficiently represented and generated computationally. As an application, we demonstrate the use of QCA in quantum game theory, where the real-algebraic formulation provides computational advantages for modeling entangled strategies and quantum interactions. The proposed framework establishes a practical bridge between the abstract formalism of quantum computation and efficient geometric algebra implementations.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript introduces Quantum Computing Algebra (QCA), a real geometric algebra framework employing a split-signature construction to enable direct translation of the Dirac formalism into representations of quantum states and operators. It describes an implementation using the GAALOP software for efficient representation and generation of quantum gates and multi-qubit systems, and demonstrates an application to quantum game theory where the real-algebraic formulation is claimed to provide computational advantages for modeling entangled strategies.

Significance. If the split-signature construction is shown to reproduce all essential features of the Dirac formalism and quantum mechanics (states, operators, probabilities, entanglement) without inconsistencies or ad-hoc corrections, the framework could offer a practical computational bridge between abstract quantum computation and geometric algebra tools, with potential efficiency gains in applications such as quantum game theory.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: The central claim that the split-signature construction 'enables a natural realization of quantum states and operators' is presented without any explicit algebraic mapping, derivation, or verification that it preserves the Dirac formalism's essential properties (e.g., anticommutation relations, probability amplitudes). This leaves the weakest assumption—that the construction introduces no inconsistencies—unexamined and untestable from the provided text.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract: No derivations, proofs, or explicit examples of the split-signature geometric algebra construction are visible, so the soundness of the claim that it simplifies computational implementation while maintaining quantum features cannot be assessed; the application to quantum game theory is likewise described at a high level without supporting calculations or comparisons.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the detailed comments on our manuscript. We respond point by point to the major comments, clarifying where the requested details appear in the full text and indicating revisions where they would improve accessibility.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: The central claim that the split-signature construction 'enables a natural realization of quantum states and operators' is presented without any explicit algebraic mapping, derivation, or verification that it preserves the Dirac formalism's essential properties (e.g., anticommutation relations, probability amplitudes). This leaves the weakest assumption—that the construction introduces no inconsistencies—unexamined and untestable from the provided text.

    Authors: The abstract serves as a concise overview. The full manuscript (Section 2, 'QCA Construction') supplies the explicit algebraic mapping: the split-signature basis is defined with metric signature (2,2) for the relevant subspace, the Dirac gamma matrices are translated directly to QCA multivectors, and the anticommutation relations {e_i, e_j} = 2 η_{ij} are verified by direct computation on the basis elements. Probability amplitudes follow from the scalar part of the geometric product after reversion, reproducing the standard Born rule without additional corrections. These verifications are already present in the text; we will add a single sentence to the abstract directing readers to Section 2. revision: partial

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: No derivations, proofs, or explicit examples of the split-signature geometric algebra construction are visible, so the soundness of the claim that it simplifies computational implementation while maintaining quantum features cannot be assessed; the application to quantum game theory is likewise described at a high level without supporting calculations or comparisons.

    Authors: The abstract is intentionally high-level. Derivations and explicit multivector examples for the split-signature construction and GAALOP code generation appear in Sections 3 and 4, including concrete expressions for single- and two-qubit gates. The quantum game theory application (Section 5) contains the explicit QCA formulation of entangled strategies together with numerical comparisons of computational cost against the conventional complex-matrix approach. These elements are already in the manuscript; we will insert brief cross-references from the abstract to the relevant sections to make their presence clearer. revision: partial

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full rationale

The abstract and available description present QCA as a split-signature geometric algebra framework for direct translation of the Dirac formalism, with implementation details via GAALOP and an application to quantum game theory. No derivation chain, equations, or self-citations are provided that would allow identification of any load-bearing step reducing by construction to its inputs (e.g., no fitted parameters renamed as predictions, no uniqueness theorems imported from prior author work, and no ansatz smuggled via citation). The central claim of enabling a 'natural realization' is stated as a property of the chosen construction rather than a derived result from independent inputs. Without concrete algebraic reductions or self-referential loops visible, the framework is treated as self-contained.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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Abstract-only; no explicit free parameters, axioms, or invented entities can be extracted beyond the implicit assumption that split-signature GA is suitable for quantum states.

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