Shallow Unitary Circuits for Kramers-Wannier Dualities

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.01624v1
• Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:44:27 GMT
• Title: Shallow Unitary Circuits for Kramers-Wannier Dualities
• Abstract summary: Quantum Kramers-Wannier duality is a fundamental transformation mapping short-range entangled (SRE) states to long-range entangled (LRE) states.<n>Here, we explicitly construct logarithmic depth, spatially nonlocal unitary circuits that realize the exact $mathbbZ$ KW dualities in both one and two spatial dimensions.<n>Our results establish an efficient, purely coherent pathway for exploring phase transitions and topological dualities on modern quantum platforms.
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• Abstract: The quantum Kramers-Wannier (KW) duality is a fundamental transformation mapping short-range entangled (SRE) states to long-range entangled (LRE) states. While spatially local unitary circuits require linear-in-system-size depth to implement this duality, the ultimate speed limit for purely unitary circuits equipped with nonlocal connectivity remains an open question. Here, we explicitly construct logarithmic depth, spatially nonlocal unitary circuits that realize the exact $\mathbb{Z}_2$ KW dualities in both one and two spatial dimensions. We further generalize the construction to arbitrary $\mathbb{Z}_n$ KW dualities. Unlike algorithms tailored to prepare specific target states, our circuits implement complete duality maps. Within the symmetric (charge-neutral) sector, these dualities exactly transform arbitrary non-fixed-point SRE states into their corresponding LRE duals. Consequently, our results establish an efficient, purely coherent pathway for exploring phase transitions and topological dualities on modern quantum platforms.

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