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Quantum Engineering Year 2: Advanced Quantum Science Month 28Day 767

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Year 2·Month 28·Week 2

Day 767: Topological Code Thresholds

Day 767 of 2,016~16 min read

Learning Objectives

•**Derive** the surface code threshold from statistical mechanics
•**Explain** the random bond Ising model (RBIM) mapping
•**Interpret** the threshold as a phase transition
•**Compute** numerical threshold estimates
•**Compare** thresholds across topological code variants
•**Analyze** how decoder choice affects threshold

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1 Surface Code Error Correction Review Error Model Decoding 2 Mapping to Random Bond Ising Model The Ising Model The Mapping 3 The Nishimori Line Nishimori Condition Phase Diagram 4 Threshold as Phase Transition Order Parameter Critical Point Finite-Size Scaling 5 Decoder-Dependent Thresholds Comparison Why MWPM Works Well 6 Threshold for Different Noise Models Depolarizing Noise Independent X and Z Biased Noise Erasure

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