Chiral Lattice Gauge Theories from Symmetry Disentanglers

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.04304v1
• Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:00:00 GMT
• Title: Chiral Lattice Gauge Theories from Symmetry Disentanglers
• Authors: Ryan Thorngren, John Preskill, Lukasz Fidkowski,
• Abstract summary: We present an exactly solvable Hamiltonian lattice model of the (1+1)-dimensional "3450" chiral gauge theory.<n>We argue that a related construction applies to the $U(1)$ hypercharge symmetry of the Standard Model fermions in 3+1 dimensions.
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• Abstract: We propose a Hamiltonian framework for constructing chiral gauge theories on the lattice based on symmetry disentanglers: constant-depth circuits of local unitaries that transform not-on-site symmetries into on-site ones. When chiral symmetry can be realized not-on-site and such a disentangler exists, the symmetry can be implemented in a strictly local Hamiltonian and gauged by standard lattice methods. Using lattice rotor models, we realize this idea in 1+1 and 3+1 spacetime dimensions for $U(1)$ symmetries with mixed 't Hooft anomalies, and show that symmetry disentanglers can be constructed when anomalies cancel. As an example, we present an exactly solvable Hamiltonian lattice model of the (1+1)-dimensional "3450" chiral gauge theory, and we argue that a related construction applies to the $U(1)$ hypercharge symmetry of the Standard Model fermions in 3+1 dimensions. Our results open a new route toward fully local, nonperturbative formulations of chiral gauge theories.

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