Exact stabilizer scars in two-dimensional $U(1)$ lattice gauge theory

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.03062v1
• Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:57:58 GMT
• Title: Exact stabilizer scars in two-dimensional $U(1)$ lattice gauge theory
• Authors: Sabhyata Gupta, Piotr Sierant, Luis Santos, Paolo Stornati,
• Abstract summary: We find a class of scarred eigenstates, termed sublattice scars, originating from gauge-invariant zero modes that form exact stabilizer states.<n>Although the underlying Hamiltonian is not a stabilizer Hamiltonian, its eigenspectrum intrinsically hosts exact stabilizer eigenstates.<n>Our results demonstrate that the scarred subspace of the Rokhsar-Kivelson spectrum forms an intrinsic stabilizer manifold.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The complexity of highly excited eigenstates is a central theme in nonequilibrium many-body physics, underpining questions of thermalization, classical simulability, and quantum information structure. In this work, considering the paradigmatic Rokhsar-Kivelson model, we connect quantum many-body scarring in Abelian lattice gauge theories to an emergent stabilizer structure. We identify a distinct class of scarred eigenstates, termed sublattice scars, originating from gauge-invariant zero modes that form exact stabilizer states. Remarkably, although the underlying Hamiltonian is not a stabilizer Hamiltonian, its eigenspectrum intrinsically hosts exact stabilizer eigenstates. These sublattice scars exhibit vanishing stabilizer Rényi entropy together with finite, highly structured entanglement, enabling efficient classical simulation. Exploiting their stabilizer structure, we construct explicit Clifford circuits that prepare these states in a two-dimensional lattice gauge model. Our results demonstrate that the scarred subspace of the Rokhsar-Kivelson spectrum forms an intrinsic stabilizer manifold, revealing a direct connection between stabilizer quantum information, lattice gauge constraints, and quantum many-body scarring.

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