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Phases of matrix product states with symmetric quantum circuits and symmetric measurements with feedforward

  • University of Innsbruck
  • Technical University of Munich
  • Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST)
  • Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik

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Abstract

Two matrix product states (MPS) are in the same phase in the presence of symmetries if they can be transformed into one another via symmetric short-depth circuits. We consider how symmetry-preserving measurements with feedforward alter the phase classification of MPS in the presence of global on-site symmetries. We demonstrate that, for all finite Abelian symmetries, any two symmetric MPS belong to the same phase. We give an explicit protocol that achieves a transformation between any two phases and that uses only a depth-two symmetric circuit, a single round of symmetric measurements, and a constant number of auxiliary systems per site. In the case of non-Abelian symmetries, symmetry protection prevents one from deterministically transforming symmetry-protected topological (SPT) states to product states directly via measurements, thereby complicating the analysis. Nonetheless, we provide protocols that allow for asymptotically deterministic transformations between the trivial phase, SPT phases, and GHZ phases of some non-Abelian nilpotent groups.

Original languageEnglish
Article number115110
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume111
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Mar 2025

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