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Burau representation, Squier's form, and non-Abelian anyons

Quantum Physics 2026-02-23 v4 Information Theory Mathematical Physics math.IT math.MP

Abstract

We introduce a frequency-tunable, two-dimensional non-Abelian control of operation order constructed from the reduced Burau representation of the braid group B3B_3, specialised at t=eiωt=e^{i\omega} and unitarized by Squier's Hermitian form. Coupled to two non-commuting qubit unitaries AA, BB, the resulting switch admits a closed expression for the single-shot Helstrom success probability and a fixed-order ceiling pfixedp_{\mathrm{fixed}}, defining the fixed-order ceiling pfixedp_{\mathrm{fixed}}^* and the witness gaps Δsw(ω)=pswitch(ω)pfixed\Delta_{\rm sw}(\omega)=p_{\mathrm{switch}}(\omega)-p_{\mathrm{fixed}}^* and Δtest(ω)=ptest(ω)pfixed\Delta_{\rm test}(\omega)=p_{\mathrm{test}}(\omega)-p_{\mathrm{fixed}}^*. The non-Abelian mixers can either enhance or suppress the bare switch advantage, which we quantify by the interference contrast Δint(ω):=Δtest(ω)Δsw(ω)=ptest(ω)pswitch(ω)\Delta_{\rm int}(\omega):=\Delta_{\rm test}(\omega)-\Delta_{\rm sw}(\omega)=p_{\rm test}(\omega)-p_{\rm switch}(\omega). Across the Squier positivity region, Δint(ω)\Delta_{\rm int}(\omega) takes both positive (constructive) and negative (destructive) values, a hallmark of matrix-valued (non-Abelian) order control, while Δsw(ω)>0\Delta_{\rm sw}(\omega)>0 certifies algebraic causal non-separability. Numerical simulations confirm both enhancement and suppression regimes, establishing a minimal B3B_3 braid control that reproduces the characteristic interference pattern expected from a \emph{Gedankenexperiment} in anyonic statistics.

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@article{arxiv.2510.18186,
  title  = {Burau representation, Squier's form, and non-Abelian anyons},
  author = {Alexander Kolpakov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.18186},
  year   = {2026}
}

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15 pages, 2 figures; GitHub repository at https://github.com/sashakolpakov/burau-switch