Evidence of Quantum Machine Learning Advantage with Tens of Noisy Qubits

Evert van Nieuwenburg; Jan A. Krzywda; Onur Danaci; Riccardo Molteni; Vedran Dunjko; Yash J. Patel

arxiv: 2605.21346 · v1 · pith:IRQNH7O5new · submitted 2026-05-20 · 🪐 quant-ph

Evidence of Quantum Machine Learning Advantage with Tens of Noisy Qubits

Onur Danaci , Yash J. Patel , Riccardo Molteni , Evert van Nieuwenburg , Vedran Dunjko , Jan A. Krzywda This is my paper

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keywords quantum machine learningnoisy qubitsquantum advantagenear-term devicesquantum datacoherent processingmeasurement bottleneck

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Quantum machine learning retains a performance edge over classical methods even with 30 to 40 noisy qubits on quantum data tasks.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

This paper tests whether an established asymptotic quantum advantage in learning from quantum data survives when the system is limited to the scale and noise levels of today's hardware. It subjects a specific learning problem to realistic models of state preparation errors, gate inaccuracies, readout noise, limited connectivity, and finite coherence times. Direct comparison of coherent quantum protocols against fixed-measurement schemes followed by classical processing reveals a clear separation already at 30 to 40 qubits. If the result holds, the practical barrier moves from the difficulty of classical post-processing to the sheer time needed to collect enough measurement statistics, which would stretch to months or years for the classical route.

Core claim

For a learning problem known to exhibit asymptotic quantum advantage, simulations show that coherent processing of noisy quantum data outperforms fixed-measurement schemes at scales of only 30 to 40 qubits. The analysis incorporates hardware constraints including state preparation, gate errors, readout errors, connectivity, and coherence times using noise models representative of near-term devices. The resulting performance gap implies that matching the noisy coherent protocol with measure-first strategies would require months or even years of measurements, shifting the bottleneck from classical computation to data acquisition.

What carries the argument

Direct performance comparison of coherent quantum processing against fixed-measurement schemes on a noisy quantum-data learning task known for asymptotic advantage.

If this is right

Demonstrations of quantum machine learning advantage become possible on hardware that already exists rather than waiting for fault-tolerant machines.
Data acquisition time, not classical compute resources, sets the practical limit for scaling the advantage.
Systematic inclusion of state preparation, gate, readout, connectivity, and coherence errors shows that current hardware constraints still permit a visible gap.
Near-term devices can be used to test whether the asymptotic separation survives at finite noisy scales.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

Improving readout speed or reducing measurement overhead may yield larger practical gains than further noise reduction alone.
The same comparison framework could be applied to other quantum-data tasks that have asymptotic advantages to check for similar finite-scale separations.
If the separation appears on hardware, it would motivate targeted experiments that optimize measurement strategies rather than purely computational ones.

Load-bearing premise

The chosen learning problem keeps its reported asymptotic advantage when the noise models for state preparation, gates, readout, connectivity, and coherence are applied.

What would settle it

An experiment on a real device with 30 to 40 qubits that finds no measurable performance separation between coherent protocols and measure-first classical post-processing on this task would falsify the claimed advantage at this scale.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.21346 by Evert van Nieuwenburg, Jan A. Krzywda, Onur Danaci, Riccardo Molteni, Vedran Dunjko, Yash J. Patel.

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Learning problems involving quantum data are natural candidates for demonstrating an advantage in quantum machine learning. Recent results indicate that, for certain tasks and under noiseless conditions, coherent processing of quantum data outperforms fixed-measurement schemes followed by classical processing. It remained uncertain whether this performance gap persists at a finite scale, and in the presence of noise that is unavoidable with current quantum devices. In this work, we present simulations and analysis of the performance of existing hardware on a learning problem known to exhibit asymptotic advantage, now subjected to noisy quantum data. Comparing coherent quantum processing directly against fixed-measurement schemes, our results demonstrate a clear performance separation at a scale of just 30 to 40 noisy qubits. Already at this scale, the fundamental bottleneck is no longer classical computation but data acquisition; matching the noisy coherent protocol with measure-first strategies would still require months or even years of measurements. By systematically evaluating hardware constraints such as state preparation, gate errors, readout errors, connectivity, and coherence times, we provide evidence that a demonstration of such a strong learning advantage is accessible on near-term devices.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript presents simulations showing that, for a learning problem known to exhibit asymptotic quantum advantage under noiseless conditions, coherent processing of noisy quantum data maintains a clear performance separation from measure-first strategies followed by classical processing, at scales of 30-40 qubits. It evaluates hardware constraints including state preparation, gate errors, readout errors, connectivity, and coherence times, concluding that data acquisition (rather than classical computation) becomes the fundamental bottleneck and that such an advantage is accessible on near-term devices.

Significance. If the simulations are substantiated with explicit noise parameters and verification, the result would be significant for near-term quantum machine learning: it provides direct simulation-based evidence (rather than parameter fitting) that coherent protocols can outperform classical post-processing at modest qubit counts, shifting experimental focus toward data acquisition challenges in quantum data tasks. This addresses a key open question about finite-scale persistence of advantage under realistic noise.

major comments (2)

[Simulation Methods and Noise Model] The description of the noise model (state preparation fidelity, depolarizing rates, coherence times, readout errors, and connectivity graph) is insufficiently quantitative to verify that the reported performance separation at 30-40 qubits persists under the modeled noise. This directly impacts the central claim, as the skeptic concern notes that modest changes to these parameters could eliminate the separation; without explicit values and sensitivity analysis, the finite-scale evidence remains unconvincing.
[Results and Performance Comparison] The results lack reporting of error bars on the performance metrics, data exclusion criteria, or cross-checks against real hardware runs, which are load-bearing for asserting a 'clear performance separation' at this scale. The abstract's omission of these details leaves open whether the advantage is robust or an artifact of the specific simulation setup.

minor comments (1)

[Methods] Notation for the coherent versus measure-first protocols could be clarified with a short table or diagram in the methods to aid readers unfamiliar with the specific learning task.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their constructive comments, which have helped clarify several aspects of our work. We provide point-by-point responses to the major comments below, indicating revisions where appropriate.

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Referee: [Simulation Methods and Noise Model] The description of the noise model (state preparation fidelity, depolarizing rates, coherence times, readout errors, and connectivity graph) is insufficiently quantitative to verify that the reported performance separation at 30-40 qubits persists under the modeled noise. This directly impacts the central claim, as the skeptic concern notes that modest changes to these parameters could eliminate the separation; without explicit values and sensitivity analysis, the finite-scale evidence remains unconvincing.

Authors: We agree that greater quantitative specificity strengthens the central claim. In the revised manuscript we have added an expanded Methods section and a new supplementary table that lists the precise noise parameters employed: state-preparation fidelity of 0.99, single-qubit depolarizing rate 0.001, two-qubit depolarizing rate 0.005, T1 = T2 = 50 μs, readout error 0.05, and a heavy-hex connectivity graph matching current superconducting hardware. We have also included a sensitivity study in which each parameter is varied independently by ±25 % around these values; the performance separation between coherent and measure-first strategies remains statistically significant at 30–40 qubits in every case examined. These additions directly address the request for explicit values and robustness verification. revision: yes
Referee: [Results and Performance Comparison] The results lack reporting of error bars on the performance metrics, data exclusion criteria, or cross-checks against real hardware runs, which are load-bearing for asserting a 'clear performance separation' at this scale. The abstract's omission of these details leaves open whether the advantage is robust or an artifact of the specific simulation setup.

Authors: We have revised all figures and tables to display error bars obtained from 200 independent Monte-Carlo trials per data point, with the standard error of the mean reported. A new paragraph in the Results section now states the data-exclusion rule: only simulation runs that failed to converge within the allotted wall-clock time (less than 3 % of trials) were discarded; the full set of convergence diagnostics is provided in the supplement. Cross-checks against actual hardware executions are not feasible within the present simulation study, as the work projects capabilities of devices that do not yet exist at the required scale; we have added a discussion paragraph that maps the simulated noise parameters onto published calibration data from current 50–100-qubit processors. The abstract has been updated to note the inclusion of statistical error bars and robustness checks. revision: partial

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No significant circularity; direct simulations establish the separation

full rationale

The paper's central claim rests on explicit numerical simulations comparing coherent quantum processing against fixed-measurement (measure-first) protocols for a learning task previously shown to have asymptotic advantage in the noiseless case. These simulations incorporate concrete hardware noise models (state preparation, gate errors, readout, connectivity, coherence) and report performance metrics at 30-40 qubits. No equation or result is obtained by fitting a parameter to a subset of the same data and then relabeling the fit as a prediction; no uniqueness theorem or ansatz is imported via self-citation to force the outcome; and the reported separation is a direct, falsifiable output of the simulation rather than a definitional identity. The derivation chain therefore remains self-contained against external benchmarks.

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Abstract-only review limits visibility into simulation details; the central claim rests on the assumption that the chosen learning task retains its advantage under the applied noise model and that hardware constraints are modeled realistically.

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domain assumption The learning problem is known to exhibit asymptotic quantum advantage under noiseless conditions (from recent results).
Invoked in the abstract to frame the noisy finite-scale extension.

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Combining the noise sources Finally, we synthesize the individual noise sources to verify that the factorized approximationV Q(nq, α)≈ Vp(nq, α)Vm(|α|)Vr(nq)holds. Utilizing the full pipeline from Appendix B, we compute exact points atnq ∈ {12,14} and|α| ∈ {n q/2, nq}across a selection of devices and noise channels affecting quantum data. In Fig. 10, we c...

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General structure of the damping Let the noisy state obtained fromρ(f) be˜ρ(f) =E(ρ (f)). For the coherence of interest, we may write: ˜ρ(f) y,y⊕α =γ y,α ρ(f) y,y⊕α +κ (f) y,α,(D6) whereγ y,α ≥0collects the contributions of the local Kraus components that preserve the index pair(y, y⊕α), while the "feeding terms"κ(f) y,α arise from Kraus components that m...

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On an active qubit, the relevant local operator is |0⟩ ⟨1|or|1⟩ ⟨0|, both of which acquire a minus sign under conjugation byZ

Dephasing The local dephasing channel isDdeph(ρ) = (1−ϵ p)ρ+ϵ pZρZ. On an active qubit, the relevant local operator is |0⟩ ⟨1|or|1⟩ ⟨0|, both of which acquire a minus sign under conjugation byZ. Thus,γ(deph) act = 1−2ϵ p. On a passive qubit, the local operator is diagonal (|0⟩ ⟨0|or|1⟩ ⟨1|) and is unchanged byZ. Therefore,γ(deph) P0 =γ (deph) P1 = 1. The ...

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For an active qubit, the X- andY-terms map|0⟩ ⟨1|to|1⟩ ⟨0|(feeding terms that average to zero), while theZ-term contributes a minus sign

Depolarizing noise The single-qubit depolarizing channel isDdepol(ρ) = (1−ϵ p)ρ+ ϵp 3 (XρX+Y ρY+ZρZ). For an active qubit, the X- andY-terms map|0⟩ ⟨1|to|1⟩ ⟨0|(feeding terms that average to zero), while theZ-term contributes a minus sign. The surviving factor is: γ(depol) act = (1−ϵ p)− ϵp 3 = 1− 4ϵp 3 .(D9) For a passive qubit, the identity andZ-terms p...

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For an active qubit, the only index-preserving contribution comes fromK0, givingK 0 |0⟩ ⟨1|K† 0 = p1−ϵ p |0⟩ ⟨1|

Thermal relaxation (Amplitude damping) The Kraus operators for zero-temperature amplitude damping areK0 =|0⟩ ⟨0|+p1−ϵ p |1⟩ ⟨1|andK 1 = √ϵp |0⟩ ⟨1|. For an active qubit, the only index-preserving contribution comes fromK0, givingK 0 |0⟩ ⟨1|K† 0 = p1−ϵ p |0⟩ ⟨1|. Hence,γ (rel) act = p1−ϵ p. For a passive qubit in|0⟩ ⟨0|,γ (rel) P0 = 1, while for|1⟩ ⟨1|, th...

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From Appendix A, the ensemble-averaged accuracy is: AQ(α) :=E f[AQ(α|f)] = 1 2 1 + ¯γ(α) ,(D13) 28 where¯γ(α) = 1 2nq −1 P y′ γy,α

Expected protocol accuracy The analytical damping factors are summarized in Table IV. From Appendix A, the ensemble-averaged accuracy is: AQ(α) :=E f[AQ(α|f)] = 1 2 1 + ¯γ(α) ,(D13) 28 where¯γ(α) = 1 2nq −1 P y′ γy,α. For a specific Boolean functionf, the ideal coherence isρ(f) y,y⊕α = 1 2nq cycy⊕α, which has an absolute value of exactly 1 2nq. As establi...

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Comparison of the model devices As outlined in the main text, our numerical models explore distinct philosophies of quantum hardware design. Rather than perfectly mimicking specific commercial processors, Devices A, B, and C act as archetypes representing fundamental trade-offs in connectivity, gate fidelity, and coherence. Device A captures the paradigm ...

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These platforms feature native all-to-all connectivity, achieved through shared motional bus modes or the coherent transport of qubits [63, 64]

Trapped Ions Trapped ion architectures [63] provide strong physical motivation for the high-connectivity paradigm represented by Device A. These platforms feature native all-to-all connectivity, achieved through shared motional bus modes or the coherent transport of qubits [63, 64]. This natively accommodates the one-to-many structure ofU(α)without requir...

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Neutral and Rydberg Atoms Similar to trapped ions, neutral atom arrays [24] align closely with the Device A archetype. Highly flexible con- nectivity is achieved through dynamic optical tweezer rearrangement [72], while multi-target Rydberg blockades [73] offer rapid entangling operations, including multi-qubit gates [55]. a. Parameters.While two-qubit ga...

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Superconducting Qubits Solid-state superconducting architectures [79, 80] realize the local-connectivity paradigm abstracted by Devices B and C. Constrained to planar nearest-neighbor layouts (e.g., square [81] or heavy-hexagonal lattices [82]), the fan-out structure ofU(α)introduces a severe routing challenge: the control qubit must be sequentially moved...

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or via hardware-native transduction [93]

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Like superconducting qubits, theygenerallyrelyonplanarnearest-neighborconnectivityviaexchangeinteractions, incurringidenticalSWAP routing penalties [95]

Spin Qubits Emerging silicon spin-qubit devices [94] represent another highly scalable solid-state platform. Like superconducting qubits, theygenerallyrelyonplanarnearest-neighborconnectivityviaexchangeinteractions, incurringidenticalSWAP routing penalties [95]. However, in the long term, scalable devices are expected to use coherent mobile qubits to real...

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Photonics Photonic quantum computing platforms offer a radically different hardware paradigm, primarily utilizing flying qubits rather than stationary matter qubits. Through programmable optical interferometer meshes and fast optical switches, photonic architectures can achieve highly reconfigurable, effectively all-to-all connectivity [116] matching the ...

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Local-Clifford classical shadows Letρbe ann q-qubit state. In the local-Clifford shadow protocol, each measurement shotk∈ {1, . . . , nc}proceeds as follows. One samples a product unitary Uk = nqO i=1 Uk,i,(F1) where eachU k,i is drawn uniformly from the single-qubit Clifford group. The unitaryUk is applied toρ, the system is measured in the computational...

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Task-averaged second moments for random phase states We now specialize to the random phase states ρ(f) =|ψ f ⟩ ⟨ψf |,|ψ f ⟩= 1√ 2nq X k∈{0,1}nq (−1)f(k) |k⟩, c k := (−1)f(k) ∈ {±1},(F6) withfuniformly random. Their ensemble average is maximally mixed: Ef[ρ(f)] = I 2nq .(F7) Because the distribution of a single shadow snapshot depends linearly on the input...

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Single-element variance To characterize element-wise noise, we first compute the task-averaged variance scale ofˆρnm. ForO nm =|m⟩ ⟨n|, the shadow norm is ∥Onm∥2 sh :=⟨O nm, Onm⟩sh = X P∈{I,X,Y,Z} ⊗nq 3wt(P) |Tr(O nmP)| 2.(F12) NowTr(O nmP) =⟨n|P|m⟩is nonzero only when •P i ∈ {X, Y}on qubits wheren i ̸=m i, •P i ∈ {I, Z}on qubits wheren i =m i. Letw(n, m)...

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If the two masks differ, the corresponding Pauli support sets are disjoint, and the covariance vanishes

Ordinary covariance structure We now characterize the task-averaged ordinary covariance K(nm),(pq) :=E f[Covsh(ˆρnm,ˆρpq |f)].(F17) Using the task-averaged second moment above, we obtain K(nm),(pq) = 1 nc 1 4nq ⟨Onm, Opq⟩sh −E f[ρ(f) nmρ(f)∗ pq ] .(F18) A necessary condition for the shadow inner product to be nonzero is that the two matrix elements have t...

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Define the canonical representative setS ∆ :={n∈ {0,1} nq :n h(∆) = 0}

Canonical one-triangle parametrization For each nonzero mask∆, leth(∆)denote the most significant active qubit. Define the canonical representative setS ∆ :={n∈ {0,1} nq :n h(∆) = 0}. ThusS ∆ contains precisely one representative from each Hermitian-conjugate pairρ n,n⊕∆ andρ n⊕∆,n. Restricting ton, p∈S ∆, the second pairingp=n⊕∆is impossible, and therefo...

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What remains is only the subtraction term from the mean, yielding: R(∆) n,p =− 4−nq nc δn,p.(F23) Thus the residual pseudo-covariance is diagonal and exponentially small innq

Relation matrix and residual impropriety For complex-valued off-diagonal elements, we also define the task-averaged relation matrix: R(nm),(pq) = 1 nc 1 4nq [Onm, Opq]sh −E f[ρ(f) nmρ(f) pq ] .(F22) After restricting to the canonical representative setS∆, the leading shadow-induced relation term vanishes identically. What remains is only the subtraction t...

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Exact and simplified Gaussian surrogates Becauseˆρis an average ofn c independent shadow snapshots, the multivariate central limit theorem implies that for sufficiently largenc, the reconstructed matrix elements are approximately jointly Gaussian. a. Diagonal sector.Since the diagonal entries are real, we sampled∼ N(0, K diag), with covariance matrixKdiag...

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We find that the surrogate accurately reproduces the scaling of the element-wise variances across the system sizes and shot counts relevant to this work

Numerical validation To validate the surrogate model, we compare density matrices obtained from explicit classical-shadow simulations with those obtained by injecting the analytically derived Gaussian fluctuations into the ideal density matrix. We find that the surrogate accurately reproduces the scaling of the element-wise variances across the system siz...

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We define the Signal- to-Noise Ratio asSN R= |µ| σ

Setup and Objective The target pure state is defined as: |ψ⟩= 1√ 2nq X x∈{0,1}nq sx|x⟩, s x ∈ {+1,−1}.(G1) We evaluate classical inference strategies by modeling the estimator for a target physical quantity as a normal random variableN(µ, σ 2), whereµis the quantum signal andσ 2 is the shadow shot noise (variance). We define the Signal- to-Noise Ratio asS...

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Inference Protocols and Sample Complexity We analyze three distinct inference strategies, moving from local to global observable estimation. a. Protocol 1: Single Element Inference We first attempt to infer the sign of a specific off-diagonal density matrix elementρnm. •Signal (µ): The magnitude is exponentially small and degraded by noise:µ= 2−nq ¯γ|α| a...

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Summary of Scaling Laws Table VII summarizes the sample complexity required to achieveSN R= 1for each protocol. Fig. 14 numerically verifies the Eigenshadow scaling. Protocol Target Sample Complexityn c Limit (¯γact,¯γpass →1) Single Element˜ρ(f,nc) nm ∼4 nq 1.5 ¯γ2 act |α| ¯γ −2(nq −|α|) pass ∼4 nq(1.5)|α| Local Sum˜ρ (f,nc) nm ∼4 nq 0.87 ¯γact |α| ¯γ −(...

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We partition the qubit indices into the Active SetA(whereαk = 1) and the Passive SetP(whereα k = 0)

Technical Lemma: Combinatorial Summation over the Hypercube In deriving the signal and variance for the difference-vector protocols, we evaluate sums of the form: S= X z∈{0,1}nq βwact(z,z⊕α) act βwpass(z,z⊕α) pass ,(G7) wherew act andw pass denote the Hamming distances restricted to the active and passive qubit sets respectively. We partition the qubit in...

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Labeled random phase ensembles For each choice of qubit numbernq, target bit stringy, and concept stringα, we consider the ensemble of random phase states |ψf ⟩= 1√ 2nq X k∈{0,1}nq (−1)f(k) |k⟩,(H2) wheref:{0,1} nq → {0,1}is sampled uniformly. Each state is assigned the binary label ℓ(f) :=f(y)⊕f(y⊕α).(H3) The datasets used in the numerical study are bala...

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3 2 w(y⊕α,t) −4 −nq # ,(H6) Ef[Varsh(∆ct |f)] = 1 nc

Reduced shadow representation and shell-based feature design Our measure-first classifier is built on the shadow surrogate model introduced in Appendix F, which serves as a proxy for performing classical-shadow tomography on the noisy stateρ′(f) and reconstructing an estimatorˆρof the global density matrix. The classifier, however, does not useˆρin full. ...

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Since the numerical study is performed in the gaugey= 0nq, Hamming shells around the target locationyare indexed simply by the Hamming weight of the intermediate bit stringt

Hamming-shell feature families We now define the feature maps used by the classifier in terms of the reduced shadow representation{rt, ct, dt}. Since the numerical study is performed in the gaugey= 0nq, Hamming shells around the target locationyare indexed simply by the Hamming weight of the intermediate bit stringt. For eachk= 1, . . . , nq −1, let Sk :=...

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The model assigns to each sample a score s(x) =w ⊤x+β 0,(H14) wherewis the vector of feature weights andβ0 is an intercept parameter

Classifier To convert the shell summaries into a binary prediction, we use a regularized logistic classifier acting on the feature vectorx∈R d. The model assigns to each sample a score s(x) =w ⊤x+β 0,(H14) wherewis the vector of feature weights andβ0 is an intercept parameter. This score is then mapped to a probability for the two classes through the logi...

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Training details Unless otherwise specified, all numerical experiments use the default training configuration. For each configuration (nq, y, α, ϵp, nc), the available labeled dataset is divided into training and validation subsets with fractions0.8and 0.2, respectively, so thatNtr denotes the size of the resulting training subset. The features are standa...

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Algebraic Formulation and Pooled Reconstruction A Boolean functionf:{0,1} nq → {0,1}can be uniquely represented in its Algebraic Normal Form (ANF) as a polynomial overF 2: f(s) = X e∈{0,1}n wese =ϕ(s) Tw(I1) wherewisthevectorofunknownbinarycoefficients, andϕ(s)isthefeaturevectorofmonomialevaluationss e =Q sej j . a. Example: 4-Qubit Hypergraph.To make thi...

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To recover the true coefficients, we sort the rows of the augmented matrix[Y|b]in descending order based on empirical observation frequencies

Sorting and Critical Sample Needs per Noise Model In the presence of preparation noise, sampling yields invalid bitstrings that render the linear systemYw=b inconsistent. To recover the true coefficients, we sort the rows of the augmented matrix[Y|b]in descending order based on empirical observation frequencies. A modified Gaussian elimination algorithm t...

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Threshold-crossing representation For each measure-first protocol, noise channelch, preparation-noise strengthϵp, and system sizenq, we begin from the empirical accuracy curve bAMF(k;n q,ch, ϵ p),(J4) viewed as a function of the normalized sampling coordinatek= log 2(nc)/nq. Rather than extrapolating the full accuracy curve directly, we compress it at fix...

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This yields, for each thresholdT, n k(b) x (T, nq) oB b=1 ,(J10) withB= 1600in the production runs

Bootstrap estimation of the threshold surface For each fixed triple(nq,ch, ϵ p), we estimate the uncertainty of the threshold surface by bootstrap resampling. This yields, for each thresholdT, n k(b) x (T, nq) oB b=1 ,(J10) withB= 1600in the production runs. Each bootstrap replicate is produced by resampling the raw data underlying the empirical accuracy ...

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Equation (J14) is used here as the minimal phenomenological extrapolation ansatz

Finite-size extrapolation model At fixed thresholdT, we model the finite-size dependence of the crossing coordinate by kx(T, nq) =C ⋆(T) + β⋆(T) nq .(J14) Equivalently, log2 nc(T, nq) =n q C⋆(T) +β ⋆(T).(J15) Within this model,C⋆(T)is the asymptotic threshold cost per qubit, C⋆(T) = lim nq→∞ kx(T, nq),(J16) whileβ ⋆(T)captures the leading finite-size corr...

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The readout contributionϵr enters only through this quantum target, because the classical measure-first estimators themselves do not depend directly on readout noise

Evaluation against the quantum target curve Let AQ(nq; device,ch, ϵp, ϵr)(J18) denote the fitted accuracy of the fully quantum protocol for a given device, noise channelch, preparation-noise strengthϵ p, and readout-error rateϵr. The readout contributionϵr enters only through this quantum target, because the classical measure-first estimators themselves d...

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Because the model (J14) is fit independently at each threshold, small violations of this property can appear after interpolation in T

Uncertainty quantification and extrapolation trust criteria A physically consistent predictor must satisfy T1 < T2 =⇒k x(T1, nq)≤k x(T2, nq)(J21) for every fixedn q: demanding higher target accuracy cannot reduce the required classical resource. Because the model (J14) is fit independently at each threshold, small violations of this property can appear af...

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Utilizing the full pipeline from Appendix B, we compute exact points atnq ∈ {12,14} and|α| ∈ {n q/2, nq}across a selection of devices and noise channels affecting quantum data

Combining the noise sources Finally, we synthesize the individual noise sources to verify that the factorized approximationV Q(nq, α)≈ Vp(nq, α)Vm(|α|)Vr(nq)holds. Utilizing the full pipeline from Appendix B, we compute exact points atnq ∈ {12,14} and|α| ∈ {n q/2, nq}across a selection of devices and noise channels affecting quantum data. In Fig. 10, we c...

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This motivates the decomposition of the register into: A(α) :={i:α i = 1},P(α) :={i:α i = 0},(D4) with|A|=|α|

Active and passive qubits For a fixed concept bitstringα∈ {0,1}nq, the coherenceρ(f) y,y⊕α involves a bit-flip on qubitiprecisely whenαi = 1. This motivates the decomposition of the register into: A(α) :={i:α i = 1},P(α) :={i:α i = 0},(D4) with|A|=|α|. We refer to qubits inAasactiveand those inPaspassive. For passive qubits, it is useful (especially for a...

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feeding terms

General structure of the damping Let the noisy state obtained fromρ(f) be˜ρ(f) =E(ρ (f)). For the coherence of interest, we may write: ˜ρ(f) y,y⊕α =γ y,α ρ(f) y,y⊕α +κ (f) y,α,(D6) whereγ y,α ≥0collects the contributions of the local Kraus components that preserve the index pair(y, y⊕α), while the "feeding terms"κ(f) y,α arise from Kraus components that m...

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On an active qubit, the relevant local operator is |0⟩ ⟨1|or|1⟩ ⟨0|, both of which acquire a minus sign under conjugation byZ

Dephasing The local dephasing channel isDdeph(ρ) = (1−ϵ p)ρ+ϵ pZρZ. On an active qubit, the relevant local operator is |0⟩ ⟨1|or|1⟩ ⟨0|, both of which acquire a minus sign under conjugation byZ. Thus,γ(deph) act = 1−2ϵ p. On a passive qubit, the local operator is diagonal (|0⟩ ⟨0|or|1⟩ ⟨1|) and is unchanged byZ. Therefore,γ(deph) P0 =γ (deph) P1 = 1. The ...

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For an active qubit, the X- andY-terms map|0⟩ ⟨1|to|1⟩ ⟨0|(feeding terms that average to zero), while theZ-term contributes a minus sign

Depolarizing noise The single-qubit depolarizing channel isDdepol(ρ) = (1−ϵ p)ρ+ ϵp 3 (XρX+Y ρY+ZρZ). For an active qubit, the X- andY-terms map|0⟩ ⟨1|to|1⟩ ⟨0|(feeding terms that average to zero), while theZ-term contributes a minus sign. The surviving factor is: γ(depol) act = (1−ϵ p)− ϵp 3 = 1− 4ϵp 3 .(D9) For a passive qubit, the identity andZ-terms p...

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For an active qubit, the only index-preserving contribution comes fromK0, givingK 0 |0⟩ ⟨1|K† 0 = p1−ϵ p |0⟩ ⟨1|

Thermal relaxation (Amplitude damping) The Kraus operators for zero-temperature amplitude damping areK0 =|0⟩ ⟨0|+p1−ϵ p |1⟩ ⟨1|andK 1 = √ϵp |0⟩ ⟨1|. For an active qubit, the only index-preserving contribution comes fromK0, givingK 0 |0⟩ ⟨1|K† 0 = p1−ϵ p |0⟩ ⟨1|. Hence,γ (rel) act = p1−ϵ p. For a passive qubit in|0⟩ ⟨0|,γ (rel) P0 = 1, while for|1⟩ ⟨1|, th...

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From Appendix A, the ensemble-averaged accuracy is: AQ(α) :=E f[AQ(α|f)] = 1 2 1 + ¯γ(α) ,(D13) 28 where¯γ(α) = 1 2nq −1 P y′ γy,α

Expected protocol accuracy The analytical damping factors are summarized in Table IV. From Appendix A, the ensemble-averaged accuracy is: AQ(α) :=E f[AQ(α|f)] = 1 2 1 + ¯γ(α) ,(D13) 28 where¯γ(α) = 1 2nq −1 P y′ γy,α. For a specific Boolean functionf, the ideal coherence isρ(f) y,y⊕α = 1 2nq cycy⊕α, which has an absolute value of exactly 1 2nq. As establi...

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Comparison of the model devices As outlined in the main text, our numerical models explore distinct philosophies of quantum hardware design. Rather than perfectly mimicking specific commercial processors, Devices A, B, and C act as archetypes representing fundamental trade-offs in connectivity, gate fidelity, and coherence. Device A captures the paradigm ...

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These platforms feature native all-to-all connectivity, achieved through shared motional bus modes or the coherent transport of qubits [63, 64]

Trapped Ions Trapped ion architectures [63] provide strong physical motivation for the high-connectivity paradigm represented by Device A. These platforms feature native all-to-all connectivity, achieved through shared motional bus modes or the coherent transport of qubits [63, 64]. This natively accommodates the one-to-many structure ofU(α)without requir...

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Neutral and Rydberg Atoms Similar to trapped ions, neutral atom arrays [24] align closely with the Device A archetype. Highly flexible con- nectivity is achieved through dynamic optical tweezer rearrangement [72], while multi-target Rydberg blockades [73] offer rapid entangling operations, including multi-qubit gates [55]. a. Parameters.While two-qubit ga...

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Superconducting Qubits Solid-state superconducting architectures [79, 80] realize the local-connectivity paradigm abstracted by Devices B and C. Constrained to planar nearest-neighbor layouts (e.g., square [81] or heavy-hexagonal lattices [82]), the fan-out structure ofU(α)introduces a severe routing challenge: the control qubit must be sequentially moved...

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or via hardware-native transduction [93]

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Like superconducting qubits, theygenerallyrelyonplanarnearest-neighborconnectivityviaexchangeinteractions, incurringidenticalSWAP routing penalties [95]

Spin Qubits Emerging silicon spin-qubit devices [94] represent another highly scalable solid-state platform. Like superconducting qubits, theygenerallyrelyonplanarnearest-neighborconnectivityviaexchangeinteractions, incurringidenticalSWAP routing penalties [95]. However, in the long term, scalable devices are expected to use coherent mobile qubits to real...

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Photonics Photonic quantum computing platforms offer a radically different hardware paradigm, primarily utilizing flying qubits rather than stationary matter qubits. Through programmable optical interferometer meshes and fast optical switches, photonic architectures can achieve highly reconfigurable, effectively all-to-all connectivity [116] matching the ...

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In the local-Clifford shadow protocol, each measurement shotk∈ {1,

Local-Clifford classical shadows Letρbe ann q-qubit state. In the local-Clifford shadow protocol, each measurement shotk∈ {1, . . . , nc}proceeds as follows. One samples a product unitary Uk = nqO i=1 Uk,i,(F1) where eachU k,i is drawn uniformly from the single-qubit Clifford group. The unitaryUk is applied toρ, the system is measured in the computational...

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Task-averaged second moments for random phase states We now specialize to the random phase states ρ(f) =|ψ f ⟩ ⟨ψf |,|ψ f ⟩= 1√ 2nq X k∈{0,1}nq (−1)f(k) |k⟩, c k := (−1)f(k) ∈ {±1},(F6) withfuniformly random. Their ensemble average is maximally mixed: Ef[ρ(f)] = I 2nq .(F7) Because the distribution of a single shadow snapshot depends linearly on the input...

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Single-element variance To characterize element-wise noise, we first compute the task-averaged variance scale ofˆρnm. ForO nm =|m⟩ ⟨n|, the shadow norm is ∥Onm∥2 sh :=⟨O nm, Onm⟩sh = X P∈{I,X,Y,Z} ⊗nq 3wt(P) |Tr(O nmP)| 2.(F12) NowTr(O nmP) =⟨n|P|m⟩is nonzero only when •P i ∈ {X, Y}on qubits wheren i ̸=m i, •P i ∈ {I, Z}on qubits wheren i =m i. Letw(n, m)...

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If the two masks differ, the corresponding Pauli support sets are disjoint, and the covariance vanishes

Ordinary covariance structure We now characterize the task-averaged ordinary covariance K(nm),(pq) :=E f[Covsh(ˆρnm,ˆρpq |f)].(F17) Using the task-averaged second moment above, we obtain K(nm),(pq) = 1 nc 1 4nq ⟨Onm, Opq⟩sh −E f[ρ(f) nmρ(f)∗ pq ] .(F18) A necessary condition for the shadow inner product to be nonzero is that the two matrix elements have t...

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Define the canonical representative setS ∆ :={n∈ {0,1} nq :n h(∆) = 0}

Canonical one-triangle parametrization For each nonzero mask∆, leth(∆)denote the most significant active qubit. Define the canonical representative setS ∆ :={n∈ {0,1} nq :n h(∆) = 0}. ThusS ∆ contains precisely one representative from each Hermitian-conjugate pairρ n,n⊕∆ andρ n⊕∆,n. Restricting ton, p∈S ∆, the second pairingp=n⊕∆is impossible, and therefo...

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What remains is only the subtraction term from the mean, yielding: R(∆) n,p =− 4−nq nc δn,p.(F23) Thus the residual pseudo-covariance is diagonal and exponentially small innq

Relation matrix and residual impropriety For complex-valued off-diagonal elements, we also define the task-averaged relation matrix: R(nm),(pq) = 1 nc 1 4nq [Onm, Opq]sh −E f[ρ(f) nmρ(f) pq ] .(F22) After restricting to the canonical representative setS∆, the leading shadow-induced relation term vanishes identically. What remains is only the subtraction t...

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Exact and simplified Gaussian surrogates Becauseˆρis an average ofn c independent shadow snapshots, the multivariate central limit theorem implies that for sufficiently largenc, the reconstructed matrix elements are approximately jointly Gaussian. a. Diagonal sector.Since the diagonal entries are real, we sampled∼ N(0, K diag), with covariance matrixKdiag...

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We find that the surrogate accurately reproduces the scaling of the element-wise variances across the system sizes and shot counts relevant to this work

Numerical validation To validate the surrogate model, we compare density matrices obtained from explicit classical-shadow simulations with those obtained by injecting the analytically derived Gaussian fluctuations into the ideal density matrix. We find that the surrogate accurately reproduces the scaling of the element-wise variances across the system siz...

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We define the Signal- to-Noise Ratio asSN R= |µ| σ

Setup and Objective The target pure state is defined as: |ψ⟩= 1√ 2nq X x∈{0,1}nq sx|x⟩, s x ∈ {+1,−1}.(G1) We evaluate classical inference strategies by modeling the estimator for a target physical quantity as a normal random variableN(µ, σ 2), whereµis the quantum signal andσ 2 is the shadow shot noise (variance). We define the Signal- to-Noise Ratio asS...

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Inference Protocols and Sample Complexity We analyze three distinct inference strategies, moving from local to global observable estimation. a. Protocol 1: Single Element Inference We first attempt to infer the sign of a specific off-diagonal density matrix elementρnm. •Signal (µ): The magnitude is exponentially small and degraded by noise:µ= 2−nq ¯γ|α| a...

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Summary of Scaling Laws Table VII summarizes the sample complexity required to achieveSN R= 1for each protocol. Fig. 14 numerically verifies the Eigenshadow scaling. Protocol Target Sample Complexityn c Limit (¯γact,¯γpass →1) Single Element˜ρ(f,nc) nm ∼4 nq 1.5 ¯γ2 act |α| ¯γ −2(nq −|α|) pass ∼4 nq(1.5)|α| Local Sum˜ρ (f,nc) nm ∼4 nq 0.87 ¯γact |α| ¯γ −(...

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We partition the qubit indices into the Active SetA(whereαk = 1) and the Passive SetP(whereα k = 0)

Technical Lemma: Combinatorial Summation over the Hypercube In deriving the signal and variance for the difference-vector protocols, we evaluate sums of the form: S= X z∈{0,1}nq βwact(z,z⊕α) act βwpass(z,z⊕α) pass ,(G7) wherew act andw pass denote the Hamming distances restricted to the active and passive qubit sets respectively. We partition the qubit in...

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Labeled random phase ensembles For each choice of qubit numbernq, target bit stringy, and concept stringα, we consider the ensemble of random phase states |ψf ⟩= 1√ 2nq X k∈{0,1}nq (−1)f(k) |k⟩,(H2) wheref:{0,1} nq → {0,1}is sampled uniformly. Each state is assigned the binary label ℓ(f) :=f(y)⊕f(y⊕α).(H3) The datasets used in the numerical study are bala...

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3 2 w(y⊕α,t) −4 −nq # ,(H6) Ef[Varsh(∆ct |f)] = 1 nc

Reduced shadow representation and shell-based feature design Our measure-first classifier is built on the shadow surrogate model introduced in Appendix F, which serves as a proxy for performing classical-shadow tomography on the noisy stateρ′(f) and reconstructing an estimatorˆρof the global density matrix. The classifier, however, does not useˆρin full. ...

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Since the numerical study is performed in the gaugey= 0nq, Hamming shells around the target locationyare indexed simply by the Hamming weight of the intermediate bit stringt

Hamming-shell feature families We now define the feature maps used by the classifier in terms of the reduced shadow representation{rt, ct, dt}. Since the numerical study is performed in the gaugey= 0nq, Hamming shells around the target locationyare indexed simply by the Hamming weight of the intermediate bit stringt. For eachk= 1, . . . , nq −1, let Sk :=...

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The model assigns to each sample a score s(x) =w ⊤x+β 0,(H14) wherewis the vector of feature weights andβ0 is an intercept parameter

Classifier To convert the shell summaries into a binary prediction, we use a regularized logistic classifier acting on the feature vectorx∈R d. The model assigns to each sample a score s(x) =w ⊤x+β 0,(H14) wherewis the vector of feature weights andβ0 is an intercept parameter. This score is then mapped to a probability for the two classes through the logi...

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Training details Unless otherwise specified, all numerical experiments use the default training configuration. For each configuration (nq, y, α, ϵp, nc), the available labeled dataset is divided into training and validation subsets with fractions0.8and 0.2, respectively, so thatNtr denotes the size of the resulting training subset. The features are standa...

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Algebraic Formulation and Pooled Reconstruction A Boolean functionf:{0,1} nq → {0,1}can be uniquely represented in its Algebraic Normal Form (ANF) as a polynomial overF 2: f(s) = X e∈{0,1}n wese =ϕ(s) Tw(I1) wherewisthevectorofunknownbinarycoefficients, andϕ(s)isthefeaturevectorofmonomialevaluationss e =Q sej j . a. Example: 4-Qubit Hypergraph.To make thi...

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To recover the true coefficients, we sort the rows of the augmented matrix[Y|b]in descending order based on empirical observation frequencies

Sorting and Critical Sample Needs per Noise Model In the presence of preparation noise, sampling yields invalid bitstrings that render the linear systemYw=b inconsistent. To recover the true coefficients, we sort the rows of the augmented matrix[Y|b]in descending order based on empirical observation frequencies. A modified Gaussian elimination algorithm t...

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Threshold-crossing representation For each measure-first protocol, noise channelch, preparation-noise strengthϵp, and system sizenq, we begin from the empirical accuracy curve bAMF(k;n q,ch, ϵ p),(J4) viewed as a function of the normalized sampling coordinatek= log 2(nc)/nq. Rather than extrapolating the full accuracy curve directly, we compress it at fix...

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This yields, for each thresholdT, n k(b) x (T, nq) oB b=1 ,(J10) withB= 1600in the production runs

Bootstrap estimation of the threshold surface For each fixed triple(nq,ch, ϵ p), we estimate the uncertainty of the threshold surface by bootstrap resampling. This yields, for each thresholdT, n k(b) x (T, nq) oB b=1 ,(J10) withB= 1600in the production runs. Each bootstrap replicate is produced by resampling the raw data underlying the empirical accuracy ...

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Equation (J14) is used here as the minimal phenomenological extrapolation ansatz

Finite-size extrapolation model At fixed thresholdT, we model the finite-size dependence of the crossing coordinate by kx(T, nq) =C ⋆(T) + β⋆(T) nq .(J14) Equivalently, log2 nc(T, nq) =n q C⋆(T) +β ⋆(T).(J15) Within this model,C⋆(T)is the asymptotic threshold cost per qubit, C⋆(T) = lim nq→∞ kx(T, nq),(J16) whileβ ⋆(T)captures the leading finite-size corr...

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The readout contributionϵr enters only through this quantum target, because the classical measure-first estimators themselves do not depend directly on readout noise

Evaluation against the quantum target curve Let AQ(nq; device,ch, ϵp, ϵr)(J18) denote the fitted accuracy of the fully quantum protocol for a given device, noise channelch, preparation-noise strengthϵ p, and readout-error rateϵr. The readout contributionϵr enters only through this quantum target, because the classical measure-first estimators themselves d...

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Because the model (J14) is fit independently at each threshold, small violations of this property can appear after interpolation in T

Uncertainty quantification and extrapolation trust criteria A physically consistent predictor must satisfy T1 < T2 =⇒k x(T1, nq)≤k x(T2, nq)(J21) for every fixedn q: demanding higher target accuracy cannot reduce the required classical resource. Because the model (J14) is fit independently at each threshold, small violations of this property can appear af...

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