02-99 Vladimir Korepin and John Terilla

Quantum Error Correction by Means of Thermodynamics (236K, PostScript) Mar 4, 02

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Abstract. We further the connection between information theory and statistical mechanics by developing a thermodynamic approach to quantum error correction. Our method of protecting a code space of quantum bits from interference involves realizing it as a thermo-equilibrium subspace in the Hilbert space of a quantum statistical model. We apply the ideas of Claude Shannon to quantum error correction.

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