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Topological Quantum Error Correction via Majorana Zero Modes in Kitaev Chains — E8 Intelligence Research

Andrew Stewart Caldin

Published Oct 4, 2026• 0 citations
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FINDING: Majorana zero modes (MZMs) in topological superconductors yield non-Abelian anyonic statistics, enabling topologically protected quantum error correction via ground-state degeneracy in the Kitaev chain. | MATH: Kitaev chain Hamiltonian \( H = \sum_j [-t(c^\dagger_j c_{j+1} + h.c.) + \Delta(c_j c_{j+1} + h.c.) - \mu(c^\dagger_j c_j - 1/2)] \). In the topological phase (\(|\mu| < 2t\)), unpaired Majorana operators \(\gamma_1, \gamma_2\) satisfy \(\gamma_i^\dagger = \gamma_i\), \(\{\gamma_i,\gamma_j\} = 2\delta_{ij}\), and the nonlocal fermion \(f = (\gamma_1 + i\gamma_2)/2\) gives a two-fold ground-state degeneracy (qubit). Braiding MZMs implements the Clifford group; the fusion rules follow the Ising anyon model: \(\sigma \times \sigma = 1 + \psi\), with quantum dimension \(d_\sigma = \sqrt{2}\). | CONNECTION: The Ising anyon fusion rule \(\sigma \times \sigma = 1 + \psi\) maps directly to the golden-ratio-adjacent structure of the Fibonacci anyon model (though MZMs are Ising, Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com

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10.5281/zenodo.23131531

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