Equation 12 · Part 1 · Error Correction Is the Whole Problem in Quantum Computing
Symbol d
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d is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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d is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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Distance d is the weight of the smallest undetectable logical error. A distance- d code corrects up to (d-1)/2 errors. For the planar surface code in its standard rotated layout, the physical cost of one logical qubit is
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