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Localized statistics decoding for quantum low-density parity-check codes
Timo Hillmann1, Lucas Berent2, Armanda O Quintavalle3
1Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. timo.hillmann@rwth-aachen.de.
Nature Communications
|September 2, 2025
Summary
We developed localized statistics decoding, a new algorithm for quantum error correction. This method enhances quantum computing efficiency and is suitable for real-time experimental data processing.
Area of Science:
- Quantum Information Science
- Quantum Error Correction
- Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing
Background:
- Quantum low-density parity-check (QLDPC) codes offer reduced overhead for fault-tolerant quantum computing compared to surface codes.
- A practical decoding algorithm is crucial for implementing QLDPC codes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce a novel, practical decoding algorithm for arbitrary QLDPC codes.
- To address the barrier of implementing QLDPC codes by developing an efficient decoding strategy.
Main Methods:
- Localized statistics decoding: a reliability-guided inversion decoder.
- On-the-fly elimination: a parallel matrix factorization strategy for decoding graph analysis.
- Identification, validation, and solution of local decoding regions.
Main Results:
- Localized statistics decoding matches the performance of state-of-the-art decoders.
- Reduced runtime complexity in the sub-threshold regime.
- High parallelizability suitable for specialized hardware.
Conclusions:
- Localized statistics decoding is a viable and efficient method for QLDPC codes.
- The algorithm's parallel nature and hardware amenability make it promising for real-time syndrome decoding in experiments.
- This work advances the practical implementation of QLDPC codes for quantum computing.
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