2 papers
quant-ph2026
Emergence of synthetic twist defects in the surface code under local perturbation
Paul Kairys, Phillip C. Lotshaw
Topologically-ordered quantum states with Abelian excitations can host defects that obey effective non-Abelian statistics, in principle allowing for quantum information processing…
quant-ph2025
Robust Chiral Edge Dynamics of a Kitaev Honeycomb on a Trapped Ion Processor
Ammar Ali, Joe Gibbs, Keerthi Kumaran +6
Kitaev's honeycomb model is a paradigmatic exactly solvable system hosting a quantum spin liquid with non-Abelian anyons and topologically protected edge modes, offering a platform…