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Universal Quantum Gate Set from Multiple-Braiding Sequences in $SU(2)_k$ ($k>2$, $k\neq 4$) Anyon Models

Quantum Physics 2026-04-23 v2

Abstract

We study the implementation of a universal quantum gate set via multiple-braiding within SU(2)kSU(2)_k (k>2k > 2, k4k \neq 4) anyon models. The multiple elementary braiding matrices (MEBMs) are derived from the qq-deformed representation theory of SU(2)SU(2). Braiding multiplicities from one to nine are examined as building blocks for {H,T,CNOT}\{H, T, \text{CNOT}\} in SU(2)3SU(2)_3 and SU(2)5SU(2)_5. Only one case fails to support universality; high-precision HH and TT gates can be achieved by a Genetic Algorithm enhanced Solovay--Kitaev Algorithm, and expanding operations to 30 enables direct approximation of a locally equivalent CNOT for the remaining eight. Notably, even-order braiding operations offer a physical advantage by reducing the number of non-Abelian anyons required in braiding-based topological quantum computing (TQC). Our numerical results provide strong evidence that most multiple-braiding sequences in SU(2)kSU(2)_k (k>2k > 2, k4k \neq 4) anyon models are capable of universal quantum computation.

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@article{arxiv.2602.15324,
  title  = {Universal Quantum Gate Set from Multiple-Braiding Sequences in $SU(2)_k$ ($k>2$, $k\neq 4$) Anyon Models},
  author = {Jiangwei Long and Zihui Liu and Yizhi Li and Jianxin Zhong and Lijun Meng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.15324},
  year   = {2026}
}