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Tensor networks for non-invertible symmetries in 3+1d and beyond

Quantum Physics 2025-10-28 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Tensor networks provide a natural language for non-invertible symmetries in general Hamiltonian lattice models. We use ZX-diagrams, which are tensor network presentations of quantum circuits, to define a non-invertible operator implementing the Wegner duality in 3+1d lattice Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 gauge theory. The non-invertible algebra, which mixes with lattice translations, can be efficiently computed using ZX-calculus. We further deform the Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 gauge theory while preserving the duality and find a model with nine exactly degenerate ground states on a torus, consistent with the Lieb-Schultz-Mattis-type constraint imposed by the symmetry. Finally, we provide a ZX-diagram presentation of the non-invertible duality operators (including non-invertible parity/reflection symmetries) of generalized Ising models based on graphs, encompassing the 1+1d Ising model, the three-spin Ising model, the Ashkin-Teller model, and the 2+1d plaquette Ising model. The mixing (or lack thereof) with spatial symmetries is understood from a unifying perspective based on graph theory.

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@article{arxiv.2406.12978,
  title  = {Tensor networks for non-invertible symmetries in 3+1d and beyond},
  author = {Pranay Gorantla and Shu-Heng Shao and Nathanan Tantivasadakarn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.12978},
  year   = {2025}
}

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72+1 pages, 11 (numbered) figures, 2 tables