Profusion of Symmetry-Protected Qubits from Stable Ergodicity Breaking

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Autori principali: Iadecola, Thomas, Nandkishore, Rahul
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author Iadecola, Thomas
Nandkishore, Rahul
author_facet Iadecola, Thomas
Nandkishore, Rahul
contents We show how combining a discrete symmetry with topological Hilbert space fragmentation can give rise to exponentially many topologically stable qubits protected by a single discrete symmetry. We illustrate this explicitly with the example of the $\mathsf{CZ}_p$ model, where the encoded qubits are stable to arbitrary symmetry-respecting perturbations for parametrically long times, substantially enhancing the robustness of a recently proposed construction based on nontopological fragmentation. In this model, the encoded qubits naturally come in pairs for which a universal set of transversal logical gates can be performed, ruling out (by the Eastin-Knill theorem) the possibility of using them for quantum error correction. We also comment on the combination of symmetry enrichment and topological fragmentation more generally, and the implications for use of systems exhibiting Hilbert space fragmentation as quantum memories.
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spellingShingle Profusion of Symmetry-Protected Qubits from Stable Ergodicity Breaking
Iadecola, Thomas
Nandkishore, Rahul
Quantum Physics
Quantum Gases
Statistical Mechanics
We show how combining a discrete symmetry with topological Hilbert space fragmentation can give rise to exponentially many topologically stable qubits protected by a single discrete symmetry. We illustrate this explicitly with the example of the $\mathsf{CZ}_p$ model, where the encoded qubits are stable to arbitrary symmetry-respecting perturbations for parametrically long times, substantially enhancing the robustness of a recently proposed construction based on nontopological fragmentation. In this model, the encoded qubits naturally come in pairs for which a universal set of transversal logical gates can be performed, ruling out (by the Eastin-Knill theorem) the possibility of using them for quantum error correction. We also comment on the combination of symmetry enrichment and topological fragmentation more generally, and the implications for use of systems exhibiting Hilbert space fragmentation as quantum memories.
title Profusion of Symmetry-Protected Qubits from Stable Ergodicity Breaking
topic Quantum Physics
Quantum Gases
Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.20393