Quantifying Symmetry Breaking

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2609.11926v1
• Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:59:15 GMT
• Title: Quantifying Symmetry Breaking
• Abstract summary: We study symmetry breaking for general quantum states in the i.i.d. regime.<n>We extend quantum local normality to unitary models with arbitrary rank and spectral degeneracy.<n>Our proof relies on two developments of independent interest.
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• Abstract: Quantifying properties of quantum states through the limits of their manipulation is a central goal of quantum resource theories. For symmetry breaking, the quantum geometric tensor governs asymptotic pure-state conversion, but a complete characterization for general mixed states has remained elusive. Here we fully resolve this problem for finite-dimensional systems under compact Lie group symmetries in the i.i.d. asymptotic regime. Specifically, we establish a single-letter formula for the optimal conversion rate between arbitrary states, with vanishing trace-distance error, in the resource theory of asymmetry. The rate is determined by a one-parameter family of quantum Fisher information (QFI) matrices that interpolates between the symmetric- and right-logarithmic-derivative QFIs. No state-independent finite subset of this family suffices in general, even for $U(1)$ symmetry, revealing a qualitative distinction from pure-state conversion. Our formula further yields an exact formula for pure-state distillation rates in terms of the generalized quantum geometric tensor, characterizes asymptotically reversible interconversion, and identifies bound asymmetry for quantum clocks. Complementarity among different members of the QFI family also uncovers an activation mechanism for quantum clocks. Our proof relies on two developments of independent interest. First, we extend quantum local asymptotic normality to unitary models with arbitrary rank and spectral degeneracy. Second, we characterize convertibility between quantum Gaussian shift models in terms of the same one-parameter family of QFIs. Together, these results provide an operational characterization of symmetry breaking for general quantum states in the i.i.d. asymptotic regime and reveal how distinct QFI constraints give rise to irreversibility and activation.

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