Vladimir Korepin and John Terilla
Quantum Error Correction by Means of Thermodynamics
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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.