Quantum quenches of scar states in the Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tasaki model via Clifford augmented tensor network simulation

arXiv:2609.38848v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Clifford augmented methods have emerged as a powerful technique to simulate quantum circuits and many-body systems by exploiting the stabiliser structure found in said systems, whilst additionally enabling one to readily quantify the non-stabilizerness (i.e.\ magic) present. In this work, we utilise a qudit Clifford augmented simulation method to probe the presence of magic in the Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tasaki (AKLT) model, finding that its ground state and scar states are highly magical as quantified by their Stabiliser R\'enyi Entropy (SRE). Nevertheless, owing to its low entanglement structure, these states are still readily expressible as a Clifford augmented Matrix Product State with low bond-dimension and moreover may be time-evolved using the Clifford augmented time-dependent variational principle (TDVP) algorithm. We utilise Clifford augmented TDVP to study the string order dynamics in the scar states of the AKLT model after a quench within the Haldane phase to the anti-ferromagnetic Heisenberg Hamiltonian. We observe that there is a decay of string order following the quench, which is more pronounced with increasing bimagnon number. This finding highlights the sensitivity of string order in the AKLT scar states to symmetry-preserving quenches, even when the initial and final Hamiltonians belong to the same topological phase.

Abstract:Clifford augmented methods have emerged as a powerful technique to simulate quantum circuits and many-body systems by exploiting the stabiliser structure found in said systems, whilst additionally enabling one to readily quantify the non-stabilizerness (i.e.\ magic) present. In this work, we utilise a qudit Clifford augmented simulation method to probe the presence of magic in the Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tasaki (AKLT) model, finding that its ground state and scar states are highly magical as quantified by their Stabiliser Rényi Entropy (SRE). Nevertheless, owing to its low entanglement structure, these states are still readily expressible as a Clifford augmented Matrix Product State with low bond-dimension and moreover may be time-evolved using the Clifford augmented time-dependent variational principle (TDVP) algorithm. We utilise Clifford augmented TDVP to study the string order dynamics in the scar states of the AKLT model after a quench within the Haldane phase to the anti-ferromagnetic Heisenberg Hamiltonian. We observe that there is a decay of string order following the quench, which is more pronounced with increasing bimagnon number. This finding highlights the sensitivity of string order in the AKLT scar states to symmetry-preserving quenches, even when the initial and final Hamiltonians belong to the same topological phase.

Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el); Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

arXiv:2609.38848 [cond-mat.str-el]

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Quantum quenches of scar states in the Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tasaki model via Clifford augmented tensor network simulation

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