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Twisted Quantum Doubles Are Sign Problem-Free.

Leyna Shackleton1

  • 1Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|May 22, 2026
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Summary

Researchers demonstrate that phases of matter with sign problems, like the double semion model, can be realized in local Hamiltonians. These Hamiltonians are sign problem-free, challenging previous beliefs about quantum many-body simulations.

Area of Science:

  • Quantum physics
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Computational physics

Background:

  • The sign problem hinders efficient simulation of quantum many-body systems.
  • Certain phases of matter, e.g., double semion model, are believed to have intrinsic sign problems.
  • This prevents their realization in local, sign problem-free Hamiltonians.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the possibility of realizing sign problem phases in local, sign problem-free Hamiltonians.
  • To challenge the common belief that such phases are intrinsically impossible to simulate efficiently.
  • To explore implications for quantum many-body system simulations.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized stochastic series expansion for sign problem-free simulations.
  • Investigated local Hamiltonians for twisted quantum double phases of matter.

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  • Analyzed the stoquasticity criteria and wave function nonpositivity.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated realization of the double semion model and twisted quantum double phases in local Hamiltonians.
    • These Hamiltonians are sign problem-free within the stochastic series expansion.
    • The absence of the sign problem is robust and not fine-tuned.

    Conclusions:

    • Phases of matter with apparent sign problems can be realized in sign problem-free local Hamiltonians.
    • This finding expands the scope of quantum many-body system simulations.
    • Sign problem-free perturbations enable access to topological phase transitions.