Quantum Ledger
Vol. III·Library·Papers
A working bibliography · curated, not exhaustive
Boulder · Colorado
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Papers we read

The science behind the Brief. We do not aim to be exhaustive — we aim to name the load-bearing papers a sector reader should be able to discuss.

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The reading list

  1. 01
    NIST·Dec 2024·NIST FIPSfoundational

    FIPS 203, 204, 205 — final post-quantum cryptographic standards

    The post-quantum standards on which the rest of the decade’s cryptography migration is built. The most-cited document in the cohort’s policy reading.

    Cryptography
  2. 02
    Google Quantum AI·Aug 2024·Naturefoundational

    Below-threshold error correction with surface codes on Willow

    First demonstration of exponentially suppressed logical error with surface codes at distance 7 — the proof that scaling error correction is no longer hypothetical.

  3. 03
    DARPA QBI·Jun 2024·DARPA-PA-24-04foundational

    Independent verification & validation framework for utility-scale quantum

    DARPA's own framework for IV&V across QBI performers. The single best public statement of how the sovereign technical buyer is reading the cohort.

    Survey

A bibliography is opinionated by definition — what gets in, in what order, and how it is described. We treat these choices as editorial, not technical.