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Non-Abelian Geometric Phases in Triangular Structures And Universal SU(2) Control in Shape Space

Quantum Physics 2026-01-01 v1 Other Condensed Matter

Abstract

We construct holonomic quantum gates for qubits that are encoded in the near-degenerate vibrational EE-doublet of a deformable three-body system. Using Kendall's shape theory, we derive the Wilczek--Zee connection governing adiabatic transport within the EE-manifold. We show that its restricted holonomy group is SU(2)\mathrm{SU}(2), implying universal single-qubit control by closed loops in shape space. We provide explicit loops implementing a π/2\pi/2 phase gate and a Hadamard-type gate. For two-qubit operations, we outline how linked holonomic cycles in arrays generate a controlled Chern--Simons phase, enabling an entangling controlled-XX (CNOT) gate. We present a Ramsey/echo interferometric protocol that measures the Wilson loop trace of the Wilczek--Zee connection for a control cycle, providing a gauge-invariant signature of the non-Abelian holonomy. As a physically realizable demonstrator, we propose bond-length modulations of a Cs(6s6s)--Cs(6s6s)--Cs(nd3/2nd_{3/2}) Rydberg trimer in optical tweezers and specify operating conditions that suppress leakage out of the EE-manifold.

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@article{arxiv.2512.24798,
  title  = {Non-Abelian Geometric Phases in Triangular Structures And Universal SU(2) Control in Shape Space},
  author = {J. Dai and A. Molochkov and A. J. Niemi and J. Westerholm},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.24798},
  year   = {2026}
}

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