A simple mechanism for unstable degeneracies in local Hamiltonians

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Auteur principal: Rubio, Jose Garre
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contents If a local Hamiltonian eigenstate is mapped to another state by local operators commuting with the Hamiltonian terms, the latter is also an eigenstate. This basic observation implies a no-go result for both being a unique ground state and having a degeneracy protected against local perturbations.
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spellingShingle A simple mechanism for unstable degeneracies in local Hamiltonians
Rubio, Jose Garre
Quantum Physics
If a local Hamiltonian eigenstate is mapped to another state by local operators commuting with the Hamiltonian terms, the latter is also an eigenstate. This basic observation implies a no-go result for both being a unique ground state and having a degeneracy protected against local perturbations.
title A simple mechanism for unstable degeneracies in local Hamiltonians
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03228