Orbifold correction conjecture for quantum Singleton bounds

Let XX) be a weighted projective variety with orbifold singularities, and let CC be a quantum stabilizer code constructed from self-orthogonal algebraic geometry codes on XX. Write nn for the code length, kk for the number of encoded qubits, dd for the minimum distance, and let χorb(X)\chi_{\mathrm{orb}}(X) denote the orbifold Euler characteristic. Orbifold correction conjecture. The minimum distance satisfies

dnk+22ϵ2,d \leq \frac{n-k+2}{2}-\frac{\epsilon}{2},

where ϵ=f(χorb(X))\epsilon=f(\chi_{\mathrm{orb}}(X)) is a positive function of the orbifold Euler characteristic, motivated by twisted sectors in orbifold quantum cohomology. This conjectural refinement proposes that weighted-orbifold geometry can improve the usual quantum Singleton bound; the source provides motivation from orbifold cohomology but no proof or resolution.

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Tony Shaska, “Graded Quantum Codes”, arXiv:2508.07542 (2026).

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