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A simple approach to approximate quantum error correction based on the transpose channel

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We demonstrate that there exists a universal, near-optimal recovery map---the transpose channel---for approximate quantum error-correcting codes, where optimality is defined using the worst-case fidelity. Using the transpose channel, we provide an alternative interpretation of the standard quantum error correction (QEC) conditions, and generalize them to a set of conditions for approximate QEC (AQEC) codes. This forms the basis of a simple algorithm for finding AQEC codes. Our analytical approach is a departure from earlier work relying on exhaustive numerical search for the optimal recovery map, with optimality defined based on entanglement fidelity. For the practically useful case of codes encoding a single qubit of information, our algorithm is particularly easy to implement.

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Connecting Quantum Tomography and Quantum Retrodiction

quant-ph · 2026-06-22 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

The Petz recovery map equals the gradient of the log-likelihood in maximum-likelihood tomography, unifying retrodiction and state reconstruction via a shared iterative procedure.

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  • Connecting Quantum Tomography and Quantum Retrodiction quant-ph · 2026-06-22 · unverdicted · none · ref 67 · internal anchor

    The Petz recovery map equals the gradient of the log-likelihood in maximum-likelihood tomography, unifying retrodiction and state reconstruction via a shared iterative procedure.