Extracting Error Thresholds through the Framework of Approximate Quantum Error Correction Condition

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Main Authors: Zhao, Yuanchen, Liu, Dong E.
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author Zhao, Yuanchen
Liu, Dong E.
author_facet Zhao, Yuanchen
Liu, Dong E.
contents The robustness of quantum memory against physical noises is measured by two methods: the exact and approximate quantum error correction (QEC) conditions for error recoverability, and the decoder-dependent error threshold which assesses if the logical error rate diminishes with system size. Here we unravel their relations and propose a unified framework to extract an intrinsic error threshold from the approximate QEC condition, which could upper bound other decoder-dependent error thresholds. Our proof establishes that relative entropy, effectively measuring deviations from exact QEC conditions, serves as the order parameter delineating the transition from asymptotic recoverability to unrecoverability. Consequently, we establish a unified framework for determining the error threshold across both exact and approximate QEC codes, addressing errors originating from noise channels as well as those from code space imperfections. This result sharpens our comprehension of error thresholds across diverse QEC codes and error models.
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spellingShingle Extracting Error Thresholds through the Framework of Approximate Quantum Error Correction Condition
Zhao, Yuanchen
Liu, Dong E.
Quantum Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Physics
The robustness of quantum memory against physical noises is measured by two methods: the exact and approximate quantum error correction (QEC) conditions for error recoverability, and the decoder-dependent error threshold which assesses if the logical error rate diminishes with system size. Here we unravel their relations and propose a unified framework to extract an intrinsic error threshold from the approximate QEC condition, which could upper bound other decoder-dependent error thresholds. Our proof establishes that relative entropy, effectively measuring deviations from exact QEC conditions, serves as the order parameter delineating the transition from asymptotic recoverability to unrecoverability. Consequently, we establish a unified framework for determining the error threshold across both exact and approximate QEC codes, addressing errors originating from noise channels as well as those from code space imperfections. This result sharpens our comprehension of error thresholds across diverse QEC codes and error models.
title Extracting Error Thresholds through the Framework of Approximate Quantum Error Correction Condition
topic Quantum Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.16991