Sequential Circuit as Generalized Symmetry on Lattice

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22394v1
• Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2025 05:28:27 GMT
• Title: Sequential Circuit as Generalized Symmetry on Lattice
• Authors: Nathanan Tantivasadakarn, Xinyu Liu, Xie Chen,
• Abstract summary: Generalized symmetry extends the usual notion of symmetry to ones that are of higher-form, acting on subsystems, non-invertible, etc.<n>In this paper, we ask how to obtain the full, potentially non-invertible symmetry action from the unitary sequential circuit.<n>We find that for symmetries that contain the trivial symmetry operator as a fusion outcome, the sequential circuit fully determines the symmetry action and puts various constraints on their fusion.<n>In contrast, for unannihilable symmetries, like that whose corresponding twist is the Cheshire string, a further 1D sequential circuit is needed
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• Abstract: Generalized symmetry extends the usual notion of symmetry to ones that are of higher-form, acting on subsystems, non-invertible, etc. The concept was originally defined in the field theory context using the idea of topological defects. On the lattice, an immediate consequence is that a symmetry twist is moved across the system by a sequential quantum circuit. In this paper, we ask how to obtain the full, potentially non-invertible symmetry action from the unitary sequential circuit and how the connection to sequential circuit constrains the properties of the generalized symmetries. We find that for symmetries that contain the trivial symmetry operator as a fusion outcome, which we call annihilable symmetries, the sequential circuit fully determines the symmetry action and puts various constraints on their fusion. In contrast, for unannihilable symmetries, like that whose corresponding twist is the Cheshire string, a further 1D sequential circuit is needed for the full description. Matrix product operator and tensor network operator representations play an important role in our discussion.

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