Quantum Research

Reference material

Bibliography

Papers cited across the research questions, with links to the sources.

Research papers and reviews

  1. Decoherence, the measurement problem, and interpretations of quantum mechanics

    Maximilian Schlosshauer. 2003. Review

    Clarifies the relationship between environmental decoherence and questions about measurement and interpretation.

  2. Quantum Decoherence

    Maximilian Schlosshauer. 2019. Review

    Models, experiments, and the limits of decoherence as a foundational explanation.

  3. Bell nonlocality

    Nicolas Brunner et al.. 2013. Review

    Introduces Bell correlations and their role in the foundations and applications of quantum information.

  4. Information Causality as a Physical Principle

    Marcin Pawłowski et al.. 2009. Research paper

    An operational restriction on accessible information beyond no-signalling.

  5. Quantum Darwinism

    Wojciech H. Zurek. 2009. Research paper

    Redundant environmental records and the emergence of classical accessibility.

  6. Quantum Darwinism in a hazy environment

    Michael Zwolak, H. T. Quan, Wojciech H. Zurek. 2009. Research paper

    The effect of initial environmental entropy on record storage.

  7. Gravitationally-induced entanglement between two massive particles is sufficient evidence of quantum effects in gravity

    Chiara Marletto, Vlatko Vedral. 2017. Research proposal

    A gravity-mediated entanglement proposal; interpret the conclusion with its mediator assumptions.

  8. What gravity mediated entanglement can really tell us about quantum gravity

    Eduardo Martín-Martínez, T. Rick Perche. 2022. Research paper

    Examines the locality and modelling assumptions behind gravity-mediated entanglement tests.

  9. Classical theories of gravity produce entanglement

    Joseph Aziz, Richard Howl. 2025. Research paper

    A proposed field-theoretic mechanism; its entanglement inference is disputed in subsequent work.

  10. Can classical theories of gravity produce entanglement?

    Anirudh Gundhi, Giorgia Infantino, Angelo Bassi. 2026. Preprint

    Challenges the amplitude treatment in the Aziz–Howl proposal; read alongside the original claim.

  11. Quantum Computational Complexity

    John Watrous. 2008. Survey

    Definitions and results for quantum decision, verification, and interactive proof classes.

  12. Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and Discrete Logarithms on a Quantum Computer

    Peter W. Shor. 1995. Research paper

    Polynomial-time quantum algorithms; does not establish corresponding classical lower bounds.

  13. Strengths and Weaknesses of Quantum Computing

    Charles H. Bennett, Ethan Bernstein, Gilles Brassard, Umesh Vazirani. 1997. Research paper

    Black-box lower bounds and the limitations of unstructured quantum search.

  14. Quantum Simulation

    I. M. Georgescu, S. Ashhab, Franco Nori. 2013. Review

    Surveys using controllable quantum systems to study other quantum systems.

  15. A Theory of Trotter Error

    Andrew M. Childs, Yuan Su, Minh C. Tran, Nathan Wiebe, Shuchen Zhu. 2019. Research paper

    Product-formula simulation errors controlled by commutator structure.

  16. Stabilizer Codes and Quantum Error Correction

    Daniel Gottesman. 1997. Doctoral thesis

    Develops the stabilizer framework used to describe many quantum error-correcting codes.

  17. Concatenated Quantum Codes

    Emanuel Knill, Raymond Laflamme. 1996. Research paper

    A construction supporting fault-tolerant scaling under specified error assumptions.

  18. Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation with Constant Overhead

    Daniel Gottesman. 2013. Research paper

    Asymptotic constant qubit-overhead constructions with stated code and fault-tolerance requirements.

  19. High-threshold and low-overhead fault-tolerant quantum memory

    Sergey Bravyi et al.. 2023. Research paper

    Studies a low-overhead memory protocol with explicit code, connectivity, decoding, and noise assumptions.

  20. Quantum entanglement

    Ryszard Horodecki et al.. 2007. Review

    A starting point for entanglement detection, quantification, and its use as a resource.

  21. Mixed State Entanglement and Quantum Error Correction

    Charles H. Bennett, David P. DiVincenzo, John A. Smolin, William K. Wootters. 1996. Research paper

    Connects purification of shared entanglement with quantum error correction.

  22. Secure key from bound entanglement

    Karol Horodecki, Michał Horodecki, Paweł Horodecki, Jonathan Oppenheim. 2003. Research paper

    Shows that secret-key utility and distillable Bell-pair entanglement are different resources.

  23. Capacities of Quantum Erasure Channels

    Charles H. Bennett, David P. DiVincenzo, John A. Smolin. 1997. Research paper

    Exact erasure-channel capacities, distinguishing assistance models.

  24. From Classical to Quantum Shannon Theory

    Mark M. Wilde. 2011. Textbook manuscript

    Coding tasks, coherent information, regularization, and converse bounds.

  25. Quantum Communication With Zero-Capacity Channels

    Graeme Smith, Jon Yard. 2008. Research paper

    Superactivation: joint use of two zero-capacity channels can transmit quantum information.

  26. A Theory of Quantum Error-Correcting Codes

    Emanuel Knill, Raymond Laflamme. 1996. Research paper

    Necessary and sufficient conditions for exact correction on a code space.

  27. Quantum conditional mutual information and approximate Markov chains

    Omar Fawzi, Renato Renner. 2014. Research paper

    Conditional mutual information bounds the fidelity of an approximate recovery.

  28. Three qubits can be entangled in two inequivalent ways

    Wolfgang Dür, Guifre Vidal, J. Ignacio Cirac. 2000. Research paper

    Proves that three-qubit pure states fall into a GHZ class and a W class, and that no stochastic local protocol converts one class into the other.

  29. Distributed entanglement

    Valerie Coffman, Joydip Kundu, William K. Wootters. 1999. Research paper

    Establishes the monogamy inequality for three qubits and the residual called the three-tangle, which vanishes on the W class.

  30. Entanglement detection

    Otfried Gühne, Géza Tóth. 2008. Review

    Surveys witnesses, positive maps and moment criteria for detecting entanglement, including the multipartite case where the partial transpose is no longer sufficient.

  31. Robust randomized benchmarking of quantum processes

    Easwar Magesan, J. M. Gambetta, Joseph Emerson. 2010. Research paper

    Develops a protocol for estimating average gate errors with stated assumptions about noise.

  32. Quantum Computing in the NISQ era and beyond

    John Preskill. 2018. Perspective

    Frames the relationship between noisy processors, useful computation, and fault tolerance.

  33. Quantum error correction below the surface code threshold

    Rajeev Acharya et al.. 2024. Experimental research

    Reports surface-code memories with improving logical performance as code distance increases in the tested regime.

  34. Fundamental Limits of Repeaterless Quantum Communications

    Stefano Pirandola, Riccardo Laurenza, Carlo Ottaviani, Leonardo Banchi. 2015. Research paper

    Two-way assisted capacity benchmarks for pure-loss and other channels; specify modes and assistance.

  35. Quantum repeaters: From quantum networks to the quantum internet

    Koji Azuma et al.. 2022. Review

    Connects repeater architectures with the challenge of distributing quantum information over long distances.

  36. Quantum sensing

    C. L. Degen, F. Reinhard, P. Cappellaro. 2016. Review

    Introduces quantum sensing methods and how physical signals become measurable quantum dynamics.

  37. Achieving the Heisenberg limit in quantum metrology using quantum error correction

    Sisi Zhou et al.. 2017. Research paper

    Derives conditions for error-corrected sensing under a specified noise and control model.