Publications

Selected journal articles and preprints are listed below. See Google Scholar for the full list, or read about my research programme.

Textbook

Building Quantum Computers: A Practical Introduction.

S. Majidy, C. Wilson, and R. Laflamme

Cambridge University Press (2024).

Journal articles

  1. A fault-tolerant neutral-atom architecture for universal quantum computation.

    D. Bluvstein, A. Geim, ..., S. Majidy, ..., and M.D. Lukin

    Nature 649, 39–46 (2026).

  2. Scalable and fault-tolerant preparation of encoded k-uniform states.

    S. Majidy, D. Hangleiter, and M. Gullans

    Phys. Rev. A 112, 042409 (2025).

  3. Noncommuting charges can remove non-stationary quantum many-body dynamics.

    S. Majidy

    Nat. Comm. 15, 8246 (2024).

  4. Noncommuting conserved charges in quantum thermodynamics and beyond.

    S. Majidy, W.F. Braasch Jr., A. Lasek, T. Upadhyaya, A. Kalev, and N. Yunger Halpern

    Nat. Rev. Phys. 5, 689–698 (2023).

  5. Critical phase and spin sharpening in SU(2)-symmetric monitored quantum circuits.

    S. Majidy, U. Agrawal, S. Gopalakrishnan, A. Potter, R. Vasseur, and N. Yunger Halpern

    Phys. Rev. B 108, 054307 (2023).

  6. A unification of the coding theory and OAQEC perspective on hybrid codes.

    S. Majidy

    Int. J. Theor. Phys. 62.8: 177 (2023).

  7. Non-Abelian symmetry can increase entanglement entropy.

    S. Majidy, A. Lasek, D.A. Huse, and N. Yunger Halpern

    Phys. Rev. B 107, 045102 (2023).

  8. How to build Hamiltonians that transport noncommuting charges in quantum thermodynamics.

    N. Yunger Halpern and S. Majidy

    npj Quantum Information 8, 10 (2022).

  9. Detecting violations of macrorealism when the original Leggett-Garg inequalities are satisfied.

    S. Majidy, J.J. Halliwell, and R. Laflamme

    Phys. Rev. A 103, 062212 (2021).

  10. Exploration of an augmented set of Leggett-Garg inequalities using a noninvasive continuous-in-time velocity measurement.

    S. Majidy, H. Katiyar, G. Anikeeva, J. Halliwell, and R. Laflamme

    Phys. Rev. A 100, 042325 (2019).

Preprints

  1. Entangling logical qubits without physical operations.

    J.M. Koh, A. Gong, ..., M.D. Lukin, and S. Majidy

    arXiv:2601.20927 (2026).

  2. Thermodynamic limitations on fault-tolerant quantum computing.

    M. Bilokur, S. Gopalakrishnan, and S. Majidy

    arXiv:2411.12805 (2024).

  3. Addressing misconceptions in university physics: A review and experiences from quantum physics educators.

    S. Majidy

    arXiv:2405.20923 (2025).