Approximate Dynamical Quantum Error-Correcting Codes

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Main Authors: Basak, Nirupam, Tanggara, Andrew, Mohan, Ankith, Paul, Goutam, Bharti, Kishor
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Published: 2025
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author Basak, Nirupam
Tanggara, Andrew
Mohan, Ankith
Paul, Goutam
Bharti, Kishor
author_facet Basak, Nirupam
Tanggara, Andrew
Mohan, Ankith
Paul, Goutam
Bharti, Kishor
contents Quantum error correction plays a critical role in enabling fault-tolerant quantum computing by protecting fragile quantum information from noise. While general-purpose quantum error correction codes are designed to address a wide range of noise types, they often require substantial resources, making them impractical for near-term quantum devices. Approximate quantum error correction provides an alternative by tailoring codes to specific noise environments, reducing resource demands while still maintaining noise-robustness. Dynamical codes, including Floquet codes, introduce a dynamic approach to quantum error correction, employing time-dependent operations to stabilize logical qubits. In this work, we combine the flexibility of dynamical codes with the versatility of approximate quantum error correction to offer a promising avenue for addressing dominant noise in quantum systems. We construct several approximate dynamical codes using the recently developed strategic code framework. As a special case, we recover the approximate static codes widely studied in the existing literature. By analyzing these approximate dynamical codes through semidefinite programming, we establish the uniqueness and robustness of the optimal encoding, decoding, and check measurements. We also develop a temporal Petz recovery map suited to approximate dynamical codes.
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Basak, Nirupam
Tanggara, Andrew
Mohan, Ankith
Paul, Goutam
Bharti, Kishor
Quantum Physics
Quantum error correction plays a critical role in enabling fault-tolerant quantum computing by protecting fragile quantum information from noise. While general-purpose quantum error correction codes are designed to address a wide range of noise types, they often require substantial resources, making them impractical for near-term quantum devices. Approximate quantum error correction provides an alternative by tailoring codes to specific noise environments, reducing resource demands while still maintaining noise-robustness. Dynamical codes, including Floquet codes, introduce a dynamic approach to quantum error correction, employing time-dependent operations to stabilize logical qubits. In this work, we combine the flexibility of dynamical codes with the versatility of approximate quantum error correction to offer a promising avenue for addressing dominant noise in quantum systems. We construct several approximate dynamical codes using the recently developed strategic code framework. As a special case, we recover the approximate static codes widely studied in the existing literature. By analyzing these approximate dynamical codes through semidefinite programming, we establish the uniqueness and robustness of the optimal encoding, decoding, and check measurements. We also develop a temporal Petz recovery map suited to approximate dynamical codes.
title Approximate Dynamical Quantum Error-Correcting Codes
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.09177