Exact strong zero modes in quantum circuits and spin chains with non-diagonal boundary conditions

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Main Authors: Gehrmann, Sascha, Essler, Fabian H. L.
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author Gehrmann, Sascha
Essler, Fabian H. L.
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Essler, Fabian H. L.
contents We construct exact strong zero mode operators (ESZM) in integrable quantum circuits and the spin-1/2 XXZ chain for general open boundary conditions, which break the bulk U(1) symmetry of the time evolution operators. We show that the ESZM is localized around one of the boundaries and induces infinite boundary coherence times. Finally, we prove that the ESZM becomes spatially non-local under the map that relates the spin-1/2 XXZ chain to the asymmetric simple exclusion process, which suggests that it does not play a significant role in the dynamics of the latter.
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spellingShingle Exact strong zero modes in quantum circuits and spin chains with non-diagonal boundary conditions
Gehrmann, Sascha
Essler, Fabian H. L.
Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Physics
Quantum Physics
We construct exact strong zero mode operators (ESZM) in integrable quantum circuits and the spin-1/2 XXZ chain for general open boundary conditions, which break the bulk U(1) symmetry of the time evolution operators. We show that the ESZM is localized around one of the boundaries and induces infinite boundary coherence times. Finally, we prove that the ESZM becomes spatially non-local under the map that relates the spin-1/2 XXZ chain to the asymmetric simple exclusion process, which suggests that it does not play a significant role in the dynamics of the latter.
title Exact strong zero modes in quantum circuits and spin chains with non-diagonal boundary conditions
topic Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.05490