Algebraic Topology Principles behind Topological Quantum Error Correction

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.06082v1
• Date: Fri, 09 May 2025 14:26:37 GMT
• Title: Algebraic Topology Principles behind Topological Quantum Error Correction
• Authors: Xiang Zou, Hoi-Kwong Lo,
• Abstract summary: topological quantum error correction (TQEC) has attained the most experimental successes by far.<n>This paper builds upon existing knowledge of TQEC by developing a generalized theoretical framework of TQEC.<n>By addressing previously unexplored topological structures, our findings represent a step forward in achieving fault-tolerant quantum computation and communication.
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• Abstract: Quantum error correction (QEC) is crucial for numerous quantum applications, including fault-tolerant quantum computation, which is of great scientific and industrial interest. Among various QEC paradigms, topological quantum error correction (TQEC) has attained the most experimental successes by far. In this paper, we build upon existing knowledge of TQEC by developing a generalized theoretical framework of TQEC. We begin by formally defining TQEC codes and exploring the algebraic topological principles underlying these quantum codes, including deriving the conditions for any topological manifold to serve as a quantum memory. We show that TQEC for qubits works for both orientable and non-orientable manifolds. Moreover, we extend the construction of TQEC to higher-dimensional manifolds and provide examples for higher-dimensional TQEC codes. Finally, we apply these principles to construct new codes on 2-dimensional manifolds that have received limited attention in prior literature. As a case study, we simulate the performance of TQEC codes on the Klein bottle $K$ and evaluate their efficacy for quantum error correction. This work contributes to the advancement of TQEC by proposing a broader class of codes and demonstrating their theoretical and practical potential. By addressing previously unexplored topological structures, our findings represent a step forward in achieving fault-tolerant quantum computation and communication.

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