Phases of matrix product states with symmetric quantum circuits and symmetric measurements with feedforward
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.
Authors
- Tristan Kraft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5268-5377)
- David Gunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0373-463X)
- Barbara Kraus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7246-6385)
- Georgios Styliaris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6809-8505)
Institutions
- Universität Innsbruck (AT)
- Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (DE)
- Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (DE)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.111.115110
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Quantum many-body systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.74
Funders
- Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
- Austrian Science Fund