De Finetti Theorems for Braided Parafermions

Abstract

The classical de Finetti theorem in probability theory relates symmetry under the permutation group with the independence of random variables. This result has application in quantum information. Here we study states that are invariant with respect to a natural action of the braid group, and we emphasize the pictorial formulation and interpretation of our results. We prove a new type of de Finetti theorem for the four-string, double-braid group acting on the parafermion algebra to braid qudits, a natural symmetry in the quon language for quantum information. We prove that a braid-invariant state is extremal if and only if it is a product state. Furthermore, we provide an explicit characterization of braid-invariant states on the parafermion algebra, including finding a distinction that depends on whether the order of the parafermion algebra is square free. We characterize the extremal nature of product states (an inverse de Finetti theorem).

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 25, 2019
Source ID
10.1007/s00220-019-03579-1

Entities

People

  • Arthur Jaffe
  • Jinsong Wu
  • Kaifeng Bu
  • Zhengwei Liu

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • Templeton Religion Trust

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing