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Quantum Codes for Topological Quantum Computation

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  • Offers a structured algebraic and geometric approach
  • Describes quantum codes in detail using a step-by-step approach
  • Presents key concepts in linear algebra, algebraic topology, hyperbolic geometry, group theory, quantum mechanics

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Mathematics (BRIEFSMATH)

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About this book

This book offers a structured algebraic and geometric approach to the classification and construction of quantum codes for topological quantum computation. It combines key concepts in linear algebra, algebraic topology, hyperbolic geometry, group theory, quantum mechanics, and classical and quantum coding theory to help readers understand and develop quantum codes for topological quantum computation.


One possible approach to building a quantum computer is based on surface codes, operated as stabilizer codes. The surface codes evolved from Kitaev's toric codes, as a means to developing models for topological order by using qubits distributed on the surface of a toroid. A significant advantage of surface codes is their relative tolerance to local errors. A second approach is based on color codes, which are topological stabilizer codes defined on a tessellation with geometrically local stabilizer generators. This book provides basic geometric concepts, like surface geometry, hyperbolic geometry and tessellation, as well as basic algebraic concepts, like stabilizer formalism, for the construction of the most promising classes of quantum error-correcting codes such as surfaces codes and color codes.


The book is intended for senior undergraduate and graduate students in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics with an understanding of the basic concepts of linear algebra and quantum mechanics.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Science and Technology Center, Federal University of Cariri, Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil

    Clarice Dias de Albuquerque

  • Mathematics Department, State University of Maringa, Maringá, Brazil

    Eduardo Brandani da Silva

  • Mathematics, Federal Technological University of Paraná, Pato Branco, Brazil

    Waldir Silva Soares Jr.

About the authors

Clarice Dias de Albuquerque is an adjoint professor at the Federal University of Cariri, Brazil. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Campinas, Brazil.



Eduardo Brandani da Silva is an Associate Professor at the State University of Maringá, Brazil. He holds Bachelor's (1988) and Master's degrees (1992) in Mathematics from the State University of Campinas, Brazil, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering (2000) from the same university. 


Waldir Silva Soares Júnior is a Professor at the Federal Technological University of Paraná, Brazil. He holds Bachelor's (2004) and Master's degrees (2008) in Mathematics from the State University of Maringá, and a PhD in Mathematics (2017) from the same university.




Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Quantum Codes for Topological Quantum Computation

  • Authors: Clarice Dias de Albuquerque, Eduardo Brandani da Silva, Waldir Silva Soares Jr.

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Mathematics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06833-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-06832-4Published: 05 August 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-06833-1Published: 04 August 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2191-8198

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-8201

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 116

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Quantum Computing, Coding and Information Theory

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