Fiber Bundle Fault Tolerance of GKP Codes
We investigate multi-mode GKP (Gottesman–Kitaev–Preskill) quantum error-correcting codes from a geometric perspective. First, we construct their moduli space as a quotient of groups and exhibit it as a fiber bundle over the moduli space of symplectically integral lattices. We then establish the Gottesman–Zhang conjecture for logical GKP Clifford operations, showing that all such gates arise from parallel transport with respect to a flat connection on this space. Specifically, non-trivial Clifford operations correspond to topologically non-contractible paths on the space of GKP codes, while logical identity operations correspond to contractible paths.
Authors
- Jonathan Conrad
- Ansgar G. Burchards
- Steven T. Flammia
Institutions
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (DE)
- Phasecraft Ltd. (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Computercraft (United States) (US)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Virginia Tech (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Quantum
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2025-10-29-1899
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.48
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung