Exact learning of quantum noise with tensor networks
A new method infers a quantum device's noise model directly from syndrome and logical-observable data produced while running error-corrected operations, rather than requiring dedicated characterization experiments. The approach is presented as a variational framework for building accurate noise models for high-performance quantum error correction.
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If the variational optimization proves reliable on current hardware, this method could let error-correcting processors update their noise models continuously from normal operation, enabling decoders to track drift without interrupting computation.
The data source is already present in every QEC cycle, so integration would add no experimental overhead; the main precondition is demonstrating that the tensor-network variational ansatz converges to accurate models under realistic device noise.
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