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\([[6,1,2]]\) semi-self-dual CSS code[1]

Description

A six-qubit CSS stabilizer code with generators \(ZIZIIZ\), \(IZZIZI\), \(IIIZZZ\), \(XIXXXI\), and \(IXXXIX\) [2; ID 59]. It is a semi-self-dual CSS code, i.e., a CSS code whose \(X\)-type stabilizers are contained in the \(Z\)-type stabilizers [1].

An equivalent self-dual semi-CSS presentation has generators \(XXXXII\), \(IIXXXX\), \(ZZZZII\), \(IIZZZZ\), and \(IYIYIY\) [1]. A qubit permutation \(0\mapsto 0\), \(1\mapsto 2\), \(2\mapsto 4\), \(3\mapsto 5\), \(4\mapsto 1\), \(5\mapsto 3\), followed by the same one-qubit Clifford on every qubit sending \(X\mapsto Z\), \(Z\mapsto Y\), and \(Y\mapsto X\), converts the CSS generators to that semi-CSS presentation. This makes the code a concrete example of the equivalence between the semi-self-dual CSS and self-dual semi-CSS cases in the \(U(\ell,R_8)\) family [1].

Protection

Detects any single-qubit error as a distance-two stabilizer code.

Transversal Gates

In the equivalent self-dual semi-CSS presentation obtained by fixing one logical qubit of the \([[6,2,2]]\) \(C_6\) code to \(|Y^{-}\rangle_L\), transversal gates support a fault-tolerant magic-state-preparation circuit [1][2; ID 59].

Cousin

References

[1]
S. Dasu and S. Burton, “A Classification of Transversal Clifford Gates for Qubit Stabilizer Codes”, (2025) arXiv:2507.10519
[2]
A. Cross and D. Vandeth, “Small Binary Stabilizer Subsystem Codes”, (2025) arXiv:2501.17447
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Zoo Code ID: css_6_1_2

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\([[6,1,2]]\) semi-self-dual CSS code”, The Error Correction Zoo (V. V. Albert & P. Faist, eds.), 2026. https://errorcorrectionzoo.org/c/css_6_1_2
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@incollection{eczoo_css_6_1_2, title={\([[6,1,2]]\) semi-self-dual CSS code}, booktitle={The Error Correction Zoo}, year={2026}, editor={Albert, Victor V. and Faist, Philippe}, url={https://errorcorrectionzoo.org/c/css_6_1_2} }
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