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Clifford Gates by Code Deformation

Quantum Physics 2015-05-19 v2

Abstract

Topological subsystem color codes add to the advantages of topological codes an important feature: error tracking only involves measuring 2-local operators in a two dimensional setting. Unfortunately, known methods to compute with them were highly unpractical. We give a mechanism to implement all Clifford gates by code deformation in a planar setting. In particular, we use twist braiding and express its effects in terms of certain colored Majorana operators.

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@article{arxiv.1006.5260,
  title  = {Clifford Gates by Code Deformation},
  author = {H. Bombin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1006.5260},
  year   = {2015}
}

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