A short introductory lecture course on Topological Codes and Quantum Computation delivered at the University of Innsbruck in May and June 2014.
The syllabus, lecture notes and problem sheets will be available as attachments to this page.
This page can be accessed via the short-url: bit.do/topological
Lecture Schedule (To be confirmed)
Tuesday, May 13 IQOQI 10:00 – 12:00
Wednesday, May 14 ITP SR 2/36 10:00 – 12:00
Monday, May 19 IQOQI 14:30 – 16:30
Monday, May 26 IQOQI 14:00 – 16:00 Please note earlier start time
Wednesday, May 28 ITP SR 2/36 10:00 – 12:00
Monday, June 2 IQOQI 14:30 – 16:30
Wednesday, June 4 ITP SR 2/36 10:00 – 12:00
Tuesday, June 10 IQOQI 10:00 – 12:00 Since Monday is a holiday
Further Reading / Bibliography
Syllabus (updated)
Lecture notes
Part 1 - Quantum Error Correction and The Stabilizer Formalism (Revision)
Part 2 - The Toric Code
Part 3 - Elements of Topology and Homology
Part 4 - Topological Codes from Homology - and introduction of Planar Surface Codes
Part 5 - Elements of Fault Tolerant Quantum Computation with Planar Surface Codes
Full notes
Problem Sheets
Problem Sheet 1 Stabilizer codes
Problem Sheet 2 The Toric Code: Errors and Decoders
Problem Sheet 3 Topology and Homology