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arXiv:quant-ph/9605005 · Physical Review Letters

Quantum Error Correction and Orthogonal Geometry

A.R. Calderbank, Eric M. Rains, Peter W. Shor, Neil J.A. Sloane

Published Jan 20, 1997• 801 citations
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Abstract

A group theoretic framework is introduced that simplifies the description of known quantum error-correcting codes and greatly facilitates the construction of new examples. Codes are given which map 3 qubits to 8 qubits correcting 1 error, 4 to 10 qubits correcting 1 error, 1 to 13 qubits correcting 2 errors, and 1 to 29 qubits correcting 5 errors.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.78.405

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