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I'm interpreting this as a notation question for $\mathcal{N}$ restricted to act on $\{I, Z\}$. One notation I like is to write $\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}}:= \bigotimes_{i=1}^k Z_i^{b_i}$, where $\mathbf{b}\in\{0,1\}^k$ is basically a binary mask for where $Z$ terms appear in $P$. $^1$

What happens to the $Z$ terms in $P$ is trivial, so lets just consider $P = I^{\otimes k}$ with $k < n$. We get something like a binomial expansion : \begin{align} \mathcal{N}^{\otimes k}(I^{\otimes k}) &= \bigotimes_{i=1}^k (I + pZ) \tag{1} \\&= I^{\otimes k} + p (ZII\cdots + IZI\cdots +IIZ\cdots + \cdots) \\&\qquad +p^2(ZZI\cdots + ZIZ \cdots + IZZ \cdots + \cdots) + \cdots \tag{2} \\&= I^{\otimes k} + p\sum_{\mathbf{b}:\, |\mathbf{b}|=1} \mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}} + p^2 \sum_{\mathbf{b}:\, |\mathbf{b}|=2}\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}} + \cdots \tag{3} \\&= \sum_{w=0}^k p^w \sum_{\mathbf{b}:\, |\mathbf{b}|=w}\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}} \tag{4} \end{align} where each inner sum is over binary strings $\mathbf{b}\in \{0,1\}^k$, and $|\mathbf{b}| = \sum_i b_i$ denotes the weight of the bit string.

I don't really know how to apply the above notation to the general case that results in something both concise and easy to understand. Here was my attempt anyway:

Let $S \subset \{1, 2, \dots, n\}$$S \subseteq \{1, 2, \dots, n\}$ with $|S|=(n-k)$ specify all qubits acted on by $Z$ in $P$, i.e. there are $k$ many $I$'s in the Pauli string $P = \mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}}$ and $|\mathbf{b}| = n-k$. Then youwe want a simple notation for the image of $k$-many $I$ terms in $P$ that result in something like Eq. (4), but interleaved with the $(n-k)$-many $Z$ terms also appearing in $\mathcal{N}(P)$ acting on all qubits in $S$. So we just needIt's sufficient to specifynotate "the set of all length-$n$ binary strings of weight $k+w$ containing 1's in the support of $S$ ", and then we just draw $\mathbf{b}$ from that set in the inner sums of Eq. (4). We could defineDefine $$S(\{0,1\}^n) := \{x \in \{0,1\}^n: x_i = 1 \, \forall\, i \in S\}$$ and you would then have \begin{equation} \mathcal{N}^{\otimes k}(P) = (1-p)^{n-k} \sum_{w=0}^k p^w \sum_{\mathbf{s} \in S(\{0,1\}^n):\\ |\mathbf{s}|=w +n-k}\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{s}} . \end{equation} This seems quite concise, but might be confusing to a reader.


$^1$ An alternative option to summing over weights of bitstrings is to sum over the relevant permutation group, e.g. see this answer, but this hides roughly the same complexity.

I'm interpreting this as a notation question for $\mathcal{N}$ restricted to act on $\{I, Z\}$. One notation I like is to write $\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}}:= \bigotimes_{i=1}^k Z_i^{b_i}$, where $\mathbf{b}\in\{0,1\}^k$ is basically a binary mask for where $Z$ terms appear in $P$.

What happens to the $Z$ terms in $P$ is trivial, so lets just consider $P = I^{\otimes k}$ with $k < n$. We get something like a binomial expansion : \begin{align} \mathcal{N}^{\otimes k}(I^{\otimes k}) &= \bigotimes_{i=1}^k (I + pZ) \tag{1} \\&= I^{\otimes k} + p (ZII\cdots + IZI\cdots +IIZ\cdots + \cdots) \\&\qquad +p^2(ZZI\cdots + ZIZ \cdots + IZZ \cdots + \cdots) + \cdots \tag{2} \\&= I^{\otimes k} + p\sum_{\mathbf{b}:\, |\mathbf{b}|=1} \mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}} + p^2 \sum_{\mathbf{b}:\, |\mathbf{b}|=2}\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}} + \cdots \tag{3} \\&= \sum_{w=0}^k p^w \sum_{\mathbf{b}:\, |\mathbf{b}|=w}\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}} \tag{4} \end{align} where each inner sum is over binary strings $\mathbf{b}\in \{0,1\}^k$, and $|\mathbf{b}| = \sum_i b_i$ denotes the weight of the bit string.

I don't really know how to apply the above notation to the general case that results in something both concise and easy to understand. Here was my attempt anyway:

Let $S \subset \{1, 2, \dots, n\}$ with $|S|=(n-k)$ specify all qubits acted on by $Z$ in $P$, i.e. there are $k$ many $I$'s in the Pauli string $P = \mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}}$ and $|\mathbf{b}| = n-k$. Then you want a simple notation for the image of $k$-many $I$ terms in $P$, but interleaved with the $(n-k)$-many $Z$ terms also appearing in $\mathcal{N}(P)$. So we just need to specify "the set of all length-$n$ binary strings of weight $k+w$ containing 1's in the support of $S$ ", and then we just draw $\mathbf{b}$ from that set in the inner sums of Eq. (4). We could define $$S(\{0,1\}^n) := \{x \in \{0,1\}^n: x_i = 1 \, \forall\, i \in S\}$$ and you would then have \begin{equation} \mathcal{N}^{\otimes k}(P) = (1-p)^{n-k} \sum_{w=0}^k p^w \sum_{\mathbf{s} \in S(\{0,1\}^n):\\ |\mathbf{s}|=w +n-k}\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{s}} . \end{equation} This seems quite concise, but might be confusing to a reader.

I'm interpreting this as a notation question for $\mathcal{N}$ restricted to act on $\{I, Z\}$. One notation I like is to write $\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}}:= \bigotimes_{i=1}^k Z_i^{b_i}$, where $\mathbf{b}\in\{0,1\}^k$ is basically a binary mask for where $Z$ terms appear in $P$. $^1$

What happens to the $Z$ terms in $P$ is trivial, so lets just consider $P = I^{\otimes k}$ with $k < n$. We get something like a binomial expansion : \begin{align} \mathcal{N}^{\otimes k}(I^{\otimes k}) &= \bigotimes_{i=1}^k (I + pZ) \tag{1} \\&= I^{\otimes k} + p (ZII\cdots + IZI\cdots +IIZ\cdots + \cdots) \\&\qquad +p^2(ZZI\cdots + ZIZ \cdots + IZZ \cdots + \cdots) + \cdots \tag{2} \\&= I^{\otimes k} + p\sum_{\mathbf{b}:\, |\mathbf{b}|=1} \mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}} + p^2 \sum_{\mathbf{b}:\, |\mathbf{b}|=2}\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}} + \cdots \tag{3} \\&= \sum_{w=0}^k p^w \sum_{\mathbf{b}:\, |\mathbf{b}|=w}\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}} \tag{4} \end{align} where each inner sum is over binary strings $\mathbf{b}\in \{0,1\}^k$, and $|\mathbf{b}| = \sum_i b_i$ denotes the weight of the bit string.

I don't really know how to apply the above notation to the general case that results in something both concise and easy to understand. Here was my attempt anyway:

Let $S \subseteq \{1, 2, \dots, n\}$ with $|S|=(n-k)$ specify all qubits acted on by $Z$ in $P$, i.e. there are $k$ many $I$'s in the Pauli string $P = \mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}}$ and $|\mathbf{b}| = n-k$. Then we want a simple notation for the image of $k$-many $I$ terms in $P$ that result in something like Eq. (4), but interleaved with the $(n-k)$-many $Z$ terms also appearing in $\mathcal{N}(P)$ acting on all qubits in $S$. It's sufficient to notate "the set of all length-$n$ binary strings of weight $k+w$ containing 1's in the support of $S$ ", and then we just draw $\mathbf{b}$ from that set in the inner sums of Eq. (4). Define $$S(\{0,1\}^n) := \{x \in \{0,1\}^n: x_i = 1 \, \forall\, i \in S\}$$ and you would then have \begin{equation} \mathcal{N}^{\otimes k}(P) = (1-p)^{n-k} \sum_{w=0}^k p^w \sum_{\mathbf{s} \in S(\{0,1\}^n):\\ |\mathbf{s}|=w +n-k}\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{s}} . \end{equation} This seems quite concise, but might be confusing to a reader.


$^1$ An alternative option to summing over weights of bitstrings is to sum over the relevant permutation group, e.g. see this answer, but this hides roughly the same complexity.

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I'm interpreting this as a notation question for $\mathcal{N}$ restricted to act on $\{I, Z\}$. One notation I like is to write $\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}}:= \bigotimes_{i=1}^k Z_i^{b_i}$, where $\mathbf{b}\in\{0,1\}^k$ is basically a binary mask for where $Z$ terms appear in $P$.

What happens to the $Z$ terms in $P$ is trivial, so lets just consider $P = I^{\otimes k}$ with $k < n$. We get something like a binomial expansion : \begin{align} \mathcal{N}^{\otimes k}(I^{\otimes k}) &= \bigotimes_{i=1}^k (I + pZ) \tag{1} \\&= I^{\otimes k} + p (ZII\cdots + IZI\cdots +IIZ\cdots + \cdots) \\&\qquad +p^2(ZZI\cdots + ZIZ \cdots + IZZ \cdots + \cdots) + \cdots \tag{2} \\&= I^{\otimes k} + p\sum_{\mathbf{b}:\, |\mathbf{b}|=1} \mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}} + p^2 \sum_{\mathbf{b}:\, |\mathbf{b}|=2}\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}} + \cdots \tag{3} \\&= \sum_{w=0}^k p^w \sum_{\mathbf{b}:\, |\mathbf{b}|=w}\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}} \tag{4} \end{align} where each inner sum is over binary strings $\mathbf{b}\in \{0,1\}^k$, and $|\mathbf{b}| = \sum_i b_i$ denotes the weight of the bit string.

I don't really know how to apply the above notation to the general case that results in something both concise and easy to understand. Here was my attempt anyway:

Let $S \subset \{1, 2, \dots, n\}$ with $|S|=(n-k)$ specify all qubits acted on by $Z$ in $P$, i.e. there are $k$ many $I$'s in the Pauli string $P = \mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{b}}$ and $|\mathbf{b}| = n-k$. Then you want a simple notation for the image of $k$-many $I$ terms in $P$, but interleaved with the $(n-k)$-many $Z$ terms also appearing in $\mathcal{N}(P)$. So we just need to specify "the set of all length-$n$ binary strings of weight $k+w$ containing 1's in the support of $S$ ", and then we just draw $\mathbf{b}$ from that set in the inner sums of Eq. (4). We could define $$S(\{0,1\}^n) := \{x \in \{0,1\}^n: x_i = 1 \, \forall\, i \in S\}$$ and you would then have \begin{equation} \mathcal{N}^{\otimes k}(P) = (1-p)^{n-k} \sum_{w=0}^k p^w \sum_{\mathbf{s} \in S(\{0,1\}^n):\\ |\mathbf{s}|=w +n-k}\mathbf{Z}^{\mathbf{s}} . \end{equation} This seems quite concise, but might be confusing to a reader.