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Kitaev: fault-tolerant quantum computation by anyons

Contribution grade

Quantum mechanics and quantum information · THEORY

Reference score270,000Provisional editorial estimate of this exact contribution; its grade is assessed separately.

What changed

Developed a two-dimensional anyonic scheme for encoding and manipulating quantum information topologically.

Scientific scope

The record is the 2003 journal article developed from a 1997 preprint. It is a theoretical model, not a hardware demonstration, and it does not establish universal fault tolerance under arbitrary noise or for every anyon system.

Evidence

The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is the 2003 journal article developed from a 1997 preprint. It is a theoretical model, not a hardware demonstration, and it does not establish universal fault tolerance under arbitrary noise or for every anyon system.

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Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

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