English

Magic phase transition and non-local complexity in generalized $W$ State

Quantum Physics 2025-11-12 v2 Quantum Gases Statistical Mechanics Strongly Correlated Electrons High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We employ the Stabilizer Renyi Entropy (SRE) to characterize a quantum phase transition that has so far eluded any standard description and can thus now be explained in terms of the interplay between its non-stabilizer properties and entanglement. The transition under consideration separates a region with a unique ground state from one with a degenerate ground state manifold spanned by states with finite and opposite (intensive) momenta. We show that SRE has a jump at the crossing points, while the entanglement entropy remains continuous. Moreover, by leveraging on a Clifford circuit mapping, we connect the observed jump in SRE to that occurring between standard and generalized WW-states with finite momenta. This mapping allows us to quantify the SRE discontinuity analytically.

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@article{arxiv.2406.19457,
  title  = {Magic phase transition and non-local complexity in generalized $W$ State},
  author = {A. G. Catalano and J. Odavić and G. Torre and A. Hamma and F. Franchini and S. M. Giampaolo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.19457},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

8 pages including supplementary material, 3 figures

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