Quantum Fisher Information Deficit as a Geometric Signature of Strong-to-Weak Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking

Recently, strong-to-weak spontaneous symmetry breaking (SW-SSB) has been established as a framework for describing quantum phases in open systems. However SW-SSB cannot be characterized by conventional charged two-point correlators. In this work, we show that, for strongly $\mathbb{Z}_2$-symmetric states with local charged involutions, SW-SSB manifests as a persistent deficit from the maximal quantum Fisher information (QFI) under symmetry-neutral pair rotations. A model-independent inequality hierarchy establishes the equivalence of this deficit with fidelity and Rényi-1 correlators as asymptotic long-range-order diagnostics. It thereby connects finite-angle state overlaps to a constraint on the infinitesimal Bures geometry along the same pair-generated orbit. For symmetry-projected Gibbs states, we further derive a lower bound on the deficit governed by the mean energy injected by the pair operation. Crucially, locality keeps this energy cost uniformly bounded in system size and endpoint separation, maintaining a finite gap below the maximal QFI at any fixed finite temperature. When ordinary charged long range order is absent, this persistent geometric constraint provides a quantitative information-geometric characterization of thermal SW-SSB.

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arXiv (Cornell University)
Published
2026-10-27
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https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2610.37092
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Quantum many-body systems
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Quantum Fisher Information Deficit as a Geometric Signature of Strong-to-Weak Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking

Yin Zhang-chi, Wei Zheng
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Quantum Fisher Information Deficit as a Geometric Signature of Strong-to-Weak Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking

Yin Zhang-chi, Wei Zheng
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Abstract

Recently, strong-to-weak spontaneous symmetry breaking (SW-SSB) has been established as a framework for describing quantum phases in open systems. However SW-SSB cannot be characterized by conventional charged two-point correlators. In this work, we show that, for strongly $\mathbb{Z}_2$-symmetric states with local charged involutions, SW-SSB manifests as a persistent deficit from the maximal quantum Fisher information (QFI) under symmetry-neutral pair rotations. A model-independent inequality hierarchy establishes the equivalence of this deficit with fidelity and Rényi-1 correlators as asymptotic long-range-order diagnostics. It thereby connects finite-angle state overlaps to a constraint on the infinitesimal Bures geometry along the same pair-generated orbit. For symmetry-projected Gibbs states, we further derive a lower bound on the deficit governed by the mean energy injected by the pair operation. Crucially, locality keeps this energy cost uniformly bounded in system size and endpoint separation, maintaining a finite gap below the maximal QFI at any fixed finite temperature. When ordinary charged long range order is absent, this persistent geometric constraint provides a quantitative information-geometric characterization of thermal SW-SSB.

arXiv (Cornell University)
Quantum many-body systems
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