Stable measurement-induced Floquet enriched topological order
Abstract
The Floquet code utilizes a periodic sequence of two-qubit measurements to realize the topological order. After each measurement round, the instantaneous stabilizer group can be mapped to a honeycomb toric code, explaining the topological feature. The code also possesses a time-crystal order - the transmutation after every cycle, breaking the Floquet symmetry of the measurement schedule. This behavior is distinct from the stationary topological order realized in either random circuits or time-independent Hamiltonian. Therefore, the resultant phase belongs to the overlap between the classes of Floquet enriched topological orders and measurement-induced phases. In this work, we construct a continuous path interpolating between the Floquet and toric codes, focusing on the transition between the time-crystal and stationary topological phases. We show that this transition is characterized by a divergent length scale. We also add single-qubit perturbations to the model and obtain a richer two-dimensional parametric phase diagram of the Floquet code, showing the stability of the Floquet enriched topological order.
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@article{arxiv.2303.01533,
title = {Stable measurement-induced Floquet enriched topological order},
author = {DinhDuy Vu and Ali Lavasani and Jong Yeon Lee and Matthew P. A. Fisher},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.01533},
year = {2024}
}
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6+8 pages, 13 figures