Non-Clifford symmetry protected topological higher-order cluster states in multi-qubit measurement-based quantum computation
Abstract
A cluster state is a strongly entangled state, which is a source of measurement-based quantum computation. It is generated by applying controlled-Z (CZ) gates to the state . It is protected by the symmetry. By applying general quantum gates to the state , we systematically obtain a general short-range entangled cluster state. If we use a non-Clifford gate such as the controlled phase-shift gate, we obtain a non-Clifford cluster state. Furthermore, if we use the controlled-controlled Z (CCZ) gate instead of the CZ gate, we obtain non-Clifford cluster states with five-body entanglement. We generalize it to the CZ gate, where -body entangled states are generated. The symmetry is non-Clifford for . We demonstrate that there emerge fold degenerate ground states for an open chain, indicating the emergence of free spins at each edge. They can be used as an -qubit input and an -qubit output in measurement-based quantum computation. We also study the non-invertible symmetry, the Kennedy-Tasaki transformation and the string-order parameter in addition to the symmetry in these models.
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@article{arxiv.2602.20612,
title = {Non-Clifford symmetry protected topological higher-order cluster states in multi-qubit measurement-based quantum computation},
author = {Motohiko Ezawa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.20612},
year = {2026}
}
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19 pages, 11 figures