Quantum Magic in High Energy Collision

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.19095v1
• Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:45:11 GMT
• Title: Quantum Magic in High Energy Collision
• Abstract summary: In high energy collisions, Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) is inefficient at generating magic while the weak mixing angle sits near a value that minimizes magic production in charged-lepton scattering.<n>We present a detailed study of magic production in both bases for QED and electroweak processes, and compare these results with the basis-invariant non-local magic.
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• Abstract: Quantum magic, or nonstabilizerness, is a quantum resource associated with computational advantage in quantum systems. In high energy collisions, Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) is inefficient at generating magic while the weak mixing angle, a fundamental constant of nature, sits near a value that minimizes magic production in charged-lepton scattering. These observations were made in the laboratory (lab) basis, in which spin is projected along the incoming beam axis. An alternative choice is the helicity basis, in which spin is projected along the direction of motion of each particle. The transformation between these two bases is, in general, not a Clifford operation and therefore can change the amount of magic. We present a detailed study of magic production in both bases for QED and electroweak processes, and compare these results with the basis-invariant non-local magic. In the ultra-relativistic limit, magic production is generally smaller in the helicity basis due to helicity selection rules, while the lab basis generally yields less magic in the non-relativistic regime. We provide circuit realizations of the ultra-relativistic Bhabha amplitudes using linear combinations of unitaries and show that the lab basis construction contains a larger $T$-gate count at generic scattering angles. Interestingly, in both bases the physical weak mixing angle lies close to the value that minimizes magic production.

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