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Design and Analysis of Quantum Dual-Containing CSS LDPC Codes based on Quasi-Dyadic Matrices

Alessio Baldelli , Marco Baldi , Massimo Battaglioni , Franco Chiaraluce , Paolo Santini

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keywords quantum LDPC codesCSS codesdual-containing codesquasi-dyadic matricesbelief propagationfinite-length performancequantum error correction

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Quasi-dyadic matrices produce quantum DC CSS LDPC codes with improved finite-length error rates.

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This paper introduces two constructions for high-rate quantum dual-containing CSS LDPC codes using quasi-dyadic matrices. These codes support transversal Hadamard gates and allow low-complexity decoding via standard binary belief propagation because their parity-check matrices are sparse. The authors establish results on cycle properties, automorphism groups, and minimum distances, then show through simulations that the resulting codes achieve lower error rates than existing dual-containing codes at multiple block lengths and rates. A reader would care because such codes reduce the resources needed to protect quantum information against noise.

Core claim

Two constructions based on quasi-dyadic matrices generate high-rate quantum dual-containing CSS LDPC codes. These codes possess favorable cycle properties, analyzable automorphism groups, and minimum distances, while numerical simulations demonstrate superior finite-length error-rate performance compared with existing dual-containing codes across different block lengths and code rates.

What carries the argument

Quasi-dyadic matrices that define the parity-check matrices of the CSS codes, enforcing the dual-containing property while preserving sparsity.

If this is right

The codes admit transversal implementation of the Hadamard gate.
Decoding runs with standard binary belief-propagation at low complexity.
Cycle properties follow directly from the quasi-dyadic structure.
Automorphism groups and minimum distances are determined from the matrix construction.
Error-rate gains appear consistently across varied block lengths and rates.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

The constructions may reduce the physical-qubit overhead required for fault-tolerant quantum computation.
The quasi-dyadic pattern could be adapted to other quantum LDPC families such as hypergraph-product or lifted-product codes.
Large automorphism groups might enable faster systematic encoding algorithms beyond belief propagation.
Gains observed under depolarizing noise may extend to circuit-level noise if the cycle properties continue to limit short error chains.

Load-bearing premise

The quasi-dyadic constructions always produce valid dual-containing CSS codes whose cycle structures, distances, and simulated performance hold under the noise models used.

What would settle it

A simulation at any tested block length and rate where the new codes exhibit higher logical error rates than existing DC codes at identical parameters would falsify the performance claim.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.03631 by Alessio Baldelli, Franco Chiaraluce, Marco Baldi, Massimo Battaglioni, Paolo Santini.

**Figure 1.** Figure 1: PCM built using Construction A, with w “ 4. 3) The i-th block row, with even i, is generated by using an original technique we refer to as the left-hand conveyor belt (LHCB). Define si fi pu´iq{2`1, σipjq fi 1` ` psi´jq mod u{2 ˘ , for j P t1, . . . , u{2u. Then, hi “ “ Q Dpzσi p1qq Q Dpzσi p2qq . . . Q Dpzσi pu{2qq ‰ . The rationale behind such a technique is to guarantee that the product between a block-… view at source ↗

**Figure 2.** Figure 2: Comparison between the LER of some DC CSS view at source ↗

**Figure 3.** Figure 3: LER of DC CSS codes designed by Construction B, as a function of p. We use u “ 4, v “ 5, and ℓ “ 7. through Construction A with a larger dyadic side. This behavior is mainly due to the fact that, for this code family, increasing the size of the DPMs (i.e., the code length n) does not improve the minimum distance dpCq, while it increases the number of short cycles in the associated Tanner graph. To show a … view at source ↗

**Figure 6.** Figure 6: Comparison between the LER of some DC CSS view at source ↗

**Figure 5.** Figure 5: Comparison between the LER of some DC CSS view at source ↗

read the original abstract

Building scalable quantum computers requires quantum error-correcting codes that enable reliable operations in the presence of noise. Motivated by such need, this paper introduces two constructions of high-rate, quantum dual-containing (DC) Calderbank-Shor-Steane (CSS) low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes based on quasi-dyadic matrices. Their DC structure enables the transversal implementation of the Hadamard gate, and, jointly with the sparsity of their parity-check matrices enable low-complexity decoding via a standard binary belief-propagation algorithm. We provide several theoretical results concerning the cycle properties of these CSS codes. We also investigate their automorphism groups as well as their minimum distance. Furthermore, through numerical simulations, we show that the quantum CSS LDPC codes obtained through these constructions achieve better finite-length error rate performance than existing DC codes across different block lengths and code rates.

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The paper gives two explicit quasi-dyadic constructions for quantum dual-containing CSS LDPC codes, with cycle and automorphism results plus simulations claiming better finite-length error rates than prior DC codes.

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The main point is that this work supplies two concrete families of high-rate quantum dual-containing CSS LDPC codes built from quasi-dyadic matrices. These come with new statements on cycle structure, automorphism groups, and minimum distance, and the simulations report lower error rates than existing DC codes at comparable lengths and rates. The constructions are explicit enough that a reader can build the matrices and check the claims directly. The algebraic route via quasi-dyadic matrices is a clean way to enforce sparsity while satisfying the dual-containing condition needed for transversal Hadamard gates, and the cycle and automorphism analysis gives some structural insight that could matter for decoder design. The simulation comparisons are presented across several block lengths and rates, which is the right way to show practical relevance. The central soft spot is verification of the dual-containing property itself. The abstract asserts that HH^T = 0 holds for the chosen parameters, but the letter should flag that any referee will want the explicit algebraic check written out for every parameter tuple used in the theorems and in the reported runs; if that step is only sketched or holds only conditionally, the rest of the claims rest on weaker ground. The minimum-distance bounds also need to be tied tightly to the actual code parameters rather than left as general statements. Simulation details such as noise model, decoder iterations, and stopping criteria should be stated plainly so the performance edge can be reproduced. This paper is for researchers working on algebraic constructions of quantum LDPC codes and on reducing overhead in fault-tolerant schemes. A reader who needs explicit matrices and some supporting theory will get usable material here. It is worth sending to peer review because the constructions are new, the supporting results are stated, and the empirical comparisons are present, even if the proofs and simulation protocol will need tightening.

Referee Report

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Summary. The paper introduces two constructions of high-rate quantum dual-containing CSS LDPC codes based on quasi-dyadic matrices. It provides theoretical results on cycle properties, automorphism groups, and minimum distances, and reports numerical simulations showing superior finite-length error-rate performance compared to existing DC codes across block lengths and rates.

Significance. If the constructions are valid, the work would contribute practical high-rate quantum LDPC codes supporting transversal Hadamard gates and BP decoding, with reported performance gains that could matter for finite-length quantum error correction.

major comments (1)

§3 (Constructions): the central claim that the two quasi-dyadic families produce valid CSS codes rests on the dual-containing condition HH^T = 0 over GF(2); the manuscript asserts this property but does not supply the explicit algebraic verification for the matrix families and parameter tuples used in the theorems and simulations, which is load-bearing for all subsequent cycle, distance, and performance statements.

minor comments (1)

Notation for the automorphism groups in §4 could be accompanied by a small explicit example matrix to improve readability.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their careful reading and for identifying the missing explicit verification of the dual-containing condition. We agree this is a necessary addition and will revise the manuscript accordingly.

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Referee: [—] §3 (Constructions): the central claim that the two quasi-dyadic families produce valid CSS codes rests on the dual-containing condition HH^T = 0 over GF(2); the manuscript asserts this property but does not supply the explicit algebraic verification for the matrix families and parameter tuples used in the theorems and simulations, which is load-bearing for all subsequent cycle, distance, and performance statements.

Authors: We agree that the explicit algebraic verification of HH^T = 0 over GF(2) was omitted and is essential for validating the constructions. In the revised manuscript we will insert a new subsection in §3 that supplies the full proof for both families. For the first family the proof proceeds by direct computation of the row inner products: each pair of rows from the quasi-dyadic blocks has even overlap because the generating vectors are chosen with even weight and the dyadic shifts preserve parity; the resulting sum is therefore 0 mod 2. For the second family an analogous argument uses the additional symmetry of the quasi-dyadic structure together with the chosen parameter constraints on the base matrix. We will include the explicit matrix multiplications for every parameter tuple appearing in Theorems 1–3 and in the numerical simulations, thereby confirming the dual-containing property before any cycle, distance or performance claims are derived. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; algebraic constructions and simulations are self-contained

full rationale

The paper defines two explicit families of quasi-dyadic matrices, proves via direct computation over GF(2) that the resulting parity-check matrices H satisfy the dual-containing condition H H^T = 0, derives cycle-structure and minimum-distance properties from the matrix form, and evaluates finite-length performance with standard binary BP decoding on the constructed codes. These steps rely on matrix algebra and external benchmark comparisons rather than fitting any parameter to the target error rates or reducing claims to self-citations. The performance results are empirical and falsifiable against other DC codes, so the derivation chain does not collapse to its inputs by construction.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The constructions rest on standard domain assumptions from classical and quantum coding theory; no free parameters, new axioms, or invented entities are introduced in the abstract.

axioms (1)

domain assumption Quasi-dyadic matrices can be chosen to satisfy the dual-containing condition for CSS codes while preserving sparsity.
This property is required for the transversal Hadamard gate and the LDPC structure claimed in the constructions.

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