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Stabilizer Scars.
Jeremy Hartse1, Lukasz Fidkowski2, Niklas Mueller1,3,4
1University of Washington, InQubator for Quantum Simulation (IQuS), Department of Physics, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Physical Review Letters
|August 27, 2025
Summary
We found exact quantum many-body scar solutions in a 2+1D lattice gauge theory. These scars challenge thermalization and connect computational complexity to quantum ergodicity.
Area of Science:
- Quantum Physics
- Condensed Matter Theory
- Quantum Information
Background:
- Quantum many-body scars are unusual eigenstates in non-integrable systems.
- They violate standard thermalization predictions like the eigenstate thermalization hypothesis.
- Understanding scars is key to understanding quantum ergodicity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify exact analytic solutions for quantum many-body scars.
- To investigate their properties within a lattice gauge theory framework.
- To explore the role of magic resources in quantum thermalization.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of a 2+1 dimensional lattice gauge theory.
- Focusing on a quasi-1D limit for analytical tractability.
- Identifying scar states as specific types of stabilizer states (zero-magic resource stabilizer states).
Main Results:
- Exact analytic scar solutions were found in the specified lattice gauge theory.
- These solutions are identified as zero-magic resource stabilizer states.
- The study demonstrates the significance of magic resources in preventing thermalization.
Conclusions:
- Quantum many-body scars can be precisely described in certain lattice gauge theories.
- Magic resources are crucial for understanding thermalization in these systems.
- A link is established between computational complexity and quantum ergodicity.
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