confinement

errorcorrectionzoo · Oct 30, 2023 · 29ce8f9 · 29ce8f9
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diff --git a/codes/quantum/properties/block/single_shot.yml b/codes/quantum/properties/block/single_shot.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ features:
 relations:
   parents:
     - code_id: block_quantum
+  cousins:
+    - code_id: self_correct
+      detail: 'The presence of an energy barrier (confinement) is sufficient for a code to be single shot, and is also conjectured to be necessary for a code to be a self-correcting memory.'
 
 
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