Structure of matrix product locally purifiable density operators

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.02724v1
• Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:00:02 GMT
• Title: Structure of matrix product locally purifiable density operators
• Abstract summary: We study a fundamental theorem for matrix product locally purifiable density operators (LPDOs)<n>We prove that, under suitable invertibility or cyclic conditions, two sLPDO representations generate the same density matrix for arbitrary system sizes.<n>We provide a counterexample that suggests an obstruction to a general fundamental theorem for LPDOs with periodic boundary conditions.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Tensor network methods provide powerful analytical and numerical tools for characterizing quantum phases of matter. While the mathematical structure of matrix product states (MPS) is well understood through the MPS fundamental theorem, an analogous understanding for mixed-state tensor networks remains largely absent: if two purification tensors generate the same density matrix, how are they related? In this work, we initiate the study of a fundamental theorem for matrix product locally purifiable density operators (LPDOs) and focus on sequentially generated LPDOs (sLPDOs), a broad subclass admitting an interpretation in terms of successive applications of quantum channels on an initial state. We prove that, under suitable invertibility or cyclic conditions, two sLPDO representations generate the same density matrix for arbitrary system sizes if and only if they are related by a matrix product isometry acting on the purification bonds. Beyond the sLPDO setting, we provide a counterexample that suggests an obstruction to a general fundamental theorem for LPDOs with periodic boundary conditions. Finally, we discuss implications for mixed-state symmetry-protected topological phases, including the possibility of nontrivial phases protected only by weak symmetry conditions.

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