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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 iii Paper 342 2 b Solution by
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Measure each generator . If a Pauli error has occurred, its outcome is , whereThe bit vector is the error syndrome. Choose one representative with this syndrome. Another Pauli has the same syndrome exactly when commutes with every , namely when . ThereforeThis stabilizer-syndrome coset is all the syndrome reveals: multiplication by a stabilizer changes nothing on the code, while multiplication by an element of can change the logical state without changing any syndrome bit.
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