From 93a10270fbba095acece834d00847e619aa6f885 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andreas Tsouchlos <an.tsouchlos@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 18:32:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Animate detector circuit

---
 src/midterm_presentation/main.tex | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/midterm_presentation/main.tex b/src/midterm_presentation/main.tex
index c08ba00..5514bff 100644
--- a/src/midterm_presentation/main.tex
+++ b/src/midterm_presentation/main.tex
@@ -1116,11 +1116,11 @@
 
     \begin{itemize}
         \item \schlagwort{Detector error matrix} $\bm{H}$ contains
-            modified error patterns
+            modified error patterns \citereference{derks_designing_2025}
         \item Repetition of errors mitigated by XORing measurements
     \end{itemize}
 
-    \begin{minipage}{0.5\textwidth}
+    \begin{minipage}{0.4\textwidth}
         \begin{figure}[H]
             \newcommand{\redwire}[1]{
                 \wire[r][#1][style={draw=red, line width=2pt, double}]{q}
@@ -1141,19 +1141,34 @@
 
             \centering
 
-            % tex-fmt: off
-            \begin{quantikz}[row sep=4mm, column sep=4mm, wire types={n,n,n,n,n,n}]
-                & \meter{}\wire[l][1]{q}\wire[r][1]{c} & \setwiretype{c}               &                           &             & \ctrl[vertical wire=c]{2} &                           & \gate{D_1} \\
-                & \meter{}\wire[l][1]{q}\wire[r][1]{c} & \setwiretype{c}               &                           &             &                           & \ctrl[vertical wire=c]{2} & \gate{D_2} \\
-                & \redmeter{}\inwire\redwire{6} &      & \redctrl{2}                   &                           & \targ{}     &                           & \redgate{D_3} \\
-                & \redmeter{}\inwire\redwire{6} &      &                               & \redctrl{2}               &             & \targ{}                   & \redgate{D_4} \\
-                & \redmeter{}\inwire\redwire{2} &      & \redtarg\wire[r][4]{c}        &                           &             &                           & \gate{D_5} \\
-                & \redmeter{}\inwire\redwire{3} &      &                               & \redtarg\wire[r][3]{c}    &             &                           & \gate{D_6}
-            \end{quantikz}
-            % tex-fmt: on
+            \only<1>{
+                \hspace*{-46mm}
+                % tex-fmt: off
+                \begin{quantikz}[row sep=4mm, column sep=4mm, wire types={n,n,n,n,n,n}]
+                    & \meter{}\wire[l][1]{q}\wire[r][1]{c} & \\
+                    & \meter{}\wire[l][1]{q}\wire[r][1]{c} & \\
+                    & \redmeter{}\inwire\redwire{1}        & \\
+                    & \redmeter{}\inwire\redwire{1}        & \\
+                    & \redmeter{}\inwire\redwire{1}        & \\
+                    & \redmeter{}\inwire\redwire{1}        &
+                \end{quantikz}
+                % tex-fmt: on
+            }
+            \only<2->{
+                % tex-fmt: off
+                \begin{quantikz}[row sep=4mm, column sep=4mm, wire types={n,n,n,n,n,n}]
+                    & \meter{}\wire[l][1]{q}\wire[r][1]{c} & \setwiretype{c}               &                           &             & \ctrl[vertical wire=c]{2} &                           & \gate{D_1} \\
+                    & \meter{}\wire[l][1]{q}\wire[r][1]{c} & \setwiretype{c}               &                           &             &                           & \ctrl[vertical wire=c]{2} & \gate{D_2} \\
+                    & \redmeter{}\inwire\redwire{6} &      & \redctrl{2}                   &                           & \targ{}     &                           & \redgate{D_3} \\
+                    & \redmeter{}\inwire\redwire{6} &      &                               & \redctrl{2}               &             & \targ{}                   & \redgate{D_4} \\
+                    & \redmeter{}\inwire\redwire{2} &      & \redtarg\wire[r][4]{c}        &                           &             &                           & \gate{D_5} \\
+                    & \redmeter{}\inwire\redwire{3} &      &                               & \redtarg\wire[r][3]{c}    &             &                           & \gate{D_6}
+                \end{quantikz}
+                % tex-fmt: on
+            }
         \end{figure}
     \end{minipage}%
-    \begin{minipage}{0.5\textwidth}
+    \begin{minipage}{0.6\textwidth}
         \newcommand\cc{\cellcolor{blue!20}}
 
         \begin{align*}
@@ -1171,13 +1186,17 @@
         \end{align*}
     \end{minipage}
 
-    \begin{itemize}
-        \item A detector is a parity constraint on a set of
-            measurement outcomes \citereference{derks_designing_2025}
-    \end{itemize}
-
     \vspace*{5mm}
 
+    \visible<3->{
+        \begin{itemize}
+            \item A detector is a parity constraint on a set of
+                measurement outcomes \citereference{derks_designing_2025}
+        \end{itemize}
+    }
+
+    \vspace*{10mm}
+
     \addreferences
     {derks_designing_2025}
     \stopreferences