Universal Non-stabilizerness Dynamics Across Quantum Phase Transitions
Abstract
Quantum magic, or non-stabilizerness, is an important quantum resource that characterizes computational power beyond classically simulable Clifford operations and is therefore essential for achieving quantum advantage. While previous studies have explored non-stabilizerness dynamics in random circuits and under time-independent generators, here we extend the study of its universal dynamics to time-dependent driving across quantum phase transitions. In particular, we show that the stabilizer R\'enyi entropies and the cumulants of the Pauli spectrum exhibit universal power-law scaling with the driving rate in slow processes. Moreover, we show that the logarithmic Pauli spectrum is asymptotically Gaussian, implying a lognormal distribution for the Pauli spectrum values. Our results are explicitly demonstrated by exact results in the transverse-field Ising model and by analytical approximations in long-range Kitaev models.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2603.08841,
title = {Universal Non-stabilizerness Dynamics Across Quantum Phase Transitions},
author = {András Grabarits and Adolfo del Campo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.08841},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
5 figures in main text, 8 figures in supplementary