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Generalized Complexity Distances and Non-Invertible Symmetries

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Non-invertible symmetries of a quantum field theory (QFT) are a natural generalization of unitary symmetries, but in which the product of operators does not satisfy a group multiplication law. We show that such symmetry operations on states define a collection of quantum gates for a parallel quantum computation scheme that includes post-selection / projection as a gate. Structures such as gate complexity and more geometric complexity measures generalize to this setting. We provide a class of distance / distinguishability measures that extend the standard notion of distance for Lie groups to both continuous and discrete non-invertible symmetries, as well as more general linear combinations of unitary quantum gates. We illustrate these considerations by computing the distance between non-invertible symmetries in some 4D and 2D QFTs. We find that the simple objects of a symmetry category can be highly complex computationally.

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Quiver Approach to Symmetry Theories

hep-th · 2026-05-28 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

An algebraic method using the path algebra of quivers extracts symmetry anomaly data for 5D SCFTs engineered from M-theory on Calabi-Yau cones.

Notes on (-2)-form symmetries

hep-th · 2026-06-04 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Introduces (-2)-form symmetries that modify the SymTFT action to relate QFTs differing by anomaly data or non-invertible symmetry associators, illustrated in 2D-4D models, fusion categories, club-sandwich RG flows, and holographic Romans mass setups.

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  • Quiver Approach to Symmetry Theories hep-th · 2026-05-28 · unverdicted · none · ref 58 · internal anchor

    An algebraic method using the path algebra of quivers extracts symmetry anomaly data for 5D SCFTs engineered from M-theory on Calabi-Yau cones.

  • Notes on (-2)-form symmetries hep-th · 2026-06-04 · unverdicted · none · ref 51 · internal anchor

    Introduces (-2)-form symmetries that modify the SymTFT action to relate QFTs differing by anomaly data or non-invertible symmetry associators, illustrated in 2D-4D models, fusion categories, club-sandwich RG flows, and holographic Romans mass setups.