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This research establishes exact statistical properties for planar $k$-purity in multipartite quantum systems, offering a rigorous benchmark for analyzing geometrically constrained entanglement. By deriving closed-form variances and covariance kernels for Haar-random states, the study provides essential tools for characterizing fluctuations beyond standard marginal distributions. These analytical results advance the theoretical framework required to verify complex quantum state preparations and validate simulation accuracy in high-dimensional Hilbert spaces.
Exact Haar Statistics of Planar $k$-Purity in Multipartite Quantum Systems
arXiv:2608.28914v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Planar $k$-uniform states have maximally mixed reductions on every $k$-site interval of a ring. We introduce planar $k$-purity---the mean purity of those intervals---as a faithful cost function for this simultaneous constraint. For a Haar-random pure state of $n$ parties with local dimension $p$, the joint purity of two intervals depends only on their overlap. An exhaustive four-replica calculation therefore yields the complete cyclic covariance kernel and a closed variance for every $1\le k\le\lfloor n/2\rfloor$. In the balanced qubit case, $k=\lfloor n/2\rfloor$ and $N=2^n$, the variance is asymptotic to $20/(3nN^2)$ for even $n$ and $6/(nN^2)$ for odd $n$. A site-factorized permutation representation gives all raw moments and permits exact finite-sum evaluation of the skewness. Fixed-seed simulations validate nonbalanced qubit and qutrit cases, while balanced-qubit simulations through $n=10$ validate the parity formulas and finite-size skewness. Balanced planar and absolute balanced purity have the same Haar mean but different fluctuations; the planar variance is approximately $2.83$ times larger at $n=10$. Thus subsystem incidence, although invisible to every one-cut marginal distribution, controls the collective fluctuations of geometrically related cuts. Together with universal attainability and a linear number of interval constraints at balance, this provides a geometry-aware benchmark for multipartite entanglement beyond AME existence regimes.
Abstract:Planar $k$-uniform states have maximally mixed reductions on every $k$-site interval of a ring. We introduce planar $k$-purity---the mean purity of those intervals---as a faithful cost function for this simultaneous constraint. For a Haar-random pure state of $n$ parties with local dimension $p$, the joint purity of two intervals depends only on their overlap. An exhaustive four-replica calculation therefore yields the complete cyclic covariance kernel and a closed variance for every $1\le k\le\lfloor n/2\rfloor$. In the balanced qubit case, $k=\lfloor n/2\rfloor$ and $N=2^n$, the variance is asymptotic to $20/(3nN^2)$ for even $n$ and $6/(nN^2)$ for odd $n$. A site-factorized permutation representation gives all raw moments and permits exact finite-sum evaluation of the skewness. Fixed-seed simulations validate nonbalanced qubit and qutrit cases, while balanced-qubit simulations through $n=10$ validate the parity formulas and finite-size skewness. Balanced planar and absolute balanced purity have the same Haar mean but different fluctuations; the planar variance is approximately $2.83$ times larger at $n=10$. Thus subsystem incidence, although invisible to every one-cut marginal distribution, controls the collective fluctuations of geometrically related cuts. Together with universal attainability and a linear number of interval constraints at balance, this provides a geometry-aware benchmark for multipartite entanglement beyond AME existence regimes.
Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech); Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
arXiv:2608.28914 [quant-ph]
(or arXiv:2608.28914v1 [quant-ph] for this version)
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2608.28914 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration)
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