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Higher-Form Symmetries under Weak Measurement
Kaixiang Su1, Nayan Myerson-Jain1, Chong Wang2
1Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA.
Abstract:
We aim to address the following question: if we start with a quantum state with a spontaneously broken higher-form symmetry, what is the fate of the system under weak local quantum measurements? We demonstrate that under certain conditions, a phase transition can be driven by weak measurements, which suppresses the spontaneous breaking of the 1-form symmetry and weakens the 1-form symmetry charge fluctuation. We analyze the nature of the transitions employing the tool of duality, and we demonstrate that some of the transitions driven by weak measurement enjoy a line of fixed points with self-duality.
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