Symmetry-initialized quantum Gibbs sampling: a non-Abelian asymmetry cascade
Source: Originally published on arXiv quant-ph on August 4, 2026.
arXiv:2608.00055v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: For a quantum Gibbs sampler whose mixing bottleneck is a weakly broken symmetry, I show that the correct initialization is determined by representation theory. I first prove a general speedup-versus-prefactor dichotomy: by exactly eliminating slow-mode overlap, I convert a nominal prefactor reduction into a fundamental, asymptotic acceleration of the system's mixing time. I then show that when the bottleneck is a weakly broken symmetry, the otherwise exponentially expensive bottleneck eigenvector is the symmetry charge.For a non-Abelian group $G$, I prove that the correct initialization target is the group-averaging asymmetry. Projecting this asymmetry out requires a $G$-invariant input. Partial, subgroup-invariant inputs produce a cascade of...
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