Low-valency scalable quantum error correction with a dynamic compass code
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Quantum Physics arXiv:2604.14299 (quant-ph) [Submitted on 15 Apr 2026] Title:Low-valency scalable quantum error correction with a dynamic compass code Authors:Jun Zen, Xanda C. Kolesnikow, Campbell K. McLauchlan, Georgia M. Nixon, Thomas R. Scruby, Seok-Hyung Lee, Stephen D. Bartlett, Benjamin J. Brown, Robin Harper View a PDF of the paper titled Low-valency scalable quantum error correction with a dynamic compass code, by Jun Zen and 8 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:The ongoing development of hardware that is capable of reliably executing general quantum algorithms requires quantum error-correcting codes that are both practical for realisation and rapidly reduce logical error rates as they are scaled up. Here we introduce the dynamic compass code, a code that can be implemented with a modest footprint on the heavy-hex lattice while also demonstrating a threshold. The dynamic code is obtained by choosing a novel measurement schedule for the syndrome extraction circuit of the heavy-hex subsystem code. We numerically evaluate its performance and observe that different choices of schedule can provide a trade-off in protection against logical errors in the $X$ vs $Z$ basis. We also demonstrate that this new measurement schedule provides the code with a threshold for stability experiments. We finally show how the dynamic compass code could be used for fault-tolerant logic by illustrating lattice surgery between code patches. Comments: Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph) Cite as: arXiv:2604.14299 [quant-ph] (or arXiv:2604.14299v1 [quant-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2604.14299 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) Submission history From: Benjamin Brown [view email] [v1] Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:00:23 UTC (10,794 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Low-valency scalable quantum error correction with a dynamic compass code, by Jun Zen and 8 other authorsView PDFHTML (experimental)TeX Source view license Current browse context: quant-ph new | recent | 2026-04 References & Citations INSPIRE HEP NASA ADSGoogle Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer (What is the Explorer?) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations (What are Smart Citations?) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv (What is alphaXiv?) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers (What is CatalyzeX?) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub (What is DagsHub?) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub (What is GotitPub?) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face (What is Huggingface?) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast (What is ScienceCast?) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate (What is Replicate?) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces (What is Spaces?) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI (What is TXYZ.AI?) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower (What are Influence Flowers?) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender (What is CORE?) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs. Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax (What is MathJax?)