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Fun with replicas: tripartitions in tensor networks and gravity

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We introduce a new correlation measure for tripartite pure states that we call $G(A:B:C)$. The quantity is symmetric with respect to the subsystems $A$, $B$, $C$, invariant under local unitaries, and is bounded from above by $\log d_A d_B$. For random tensor network states, we prove that $G(A:B:C)$ is equal to the size of the minimal tripartition of the tensor network, i.e., the logarithmic bond dimension of the smallest cut that partitions the network into three components with $A$, $B$, and $C$. We argue that for holographic states with a fixed spatial geometry, $G(A:B:C)$ is similarly computed by the minimal area tripartition. For general holographic states, $G(A:B:C)$ is determined by the minimal area tripartition in a backreacted geometry, but a smoothed version is equal to the minimal tripartition in an unbackreacted geometry at leading order. We briefly discuss a natural family of quantities $G_n(A:B:C)$ for integer $n \geq 2$ that generalize $G=G_2$. In holography, the computation of $G_n(A:B:C)$ for $n>2$ spontaneously breaks part of a $\mathbb{Z}_n \times \mathbb{Z}_n$ replica symmetry. This prevents any naive application of the Lewkowycz-Maldacena trick in a hypothetical analytic continuation to $n=1$.

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Multi-entropy in random tensor networks

hep-th · 2026-06-03 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

For n=2, Rényi multi-entropies in RTNs are determined by minimal multiway cuts; the minimal multiway cut conjecture fails for integer n>2 with explicit counterexamples.

Probing chiral topological states with permutation defects

quant-ph · 2025-12-04 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Permutation defects between wavefunction replicas yield multipartite entanglement measures that capture the chiral central charge from bulk states in chiral topological phases.

Genuine Multi-Entropy in the Toric Code

hep-th · 2026-07-07 · conditional · novelty 6.0

Genuine multi-entropy in the toric code reduces to topological entanglement entropy for stabilizer states at low replica index but captures independent topological data at n=4 and for non-stabilizer states.

Genuine multientropy, dihedral invariants and Lifshitz theory

hep-th · 2025-08-30 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Authors derive genuine multientropy for Lifshitz states as mutual information plus negativity, obtain its non-integer Rényi continuation, and prove dihedral invariants equal Rényi reflected entropies for general tripartite pure states.

The Entanglement Wedge Polygon

hep-th · 2026-06-19 · conditional · novelty 5.0

The entanglement wedge polygon volume is proposed as a holographic probe of multipartite entanglement; in AdS3 it is topologically quantized, and a mixed-state generalization is constructed.

Multi-entropy in heavy local quenches

hep-th · 2026-06-10 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Genuine multi-entropy in heavy local quenches in 2D holographic CFTs is kinematically fixed to logarithms of rational functions of time, independent of heavy operator dimension, due to global saddle selection in the geodesic network.

Constraints on four-party entanglement in holography

hep-th · 2026-05-29 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0 · 2 refs

In time-reflection-symmetric holographic states, I3 implies vanishing of multiple four-party entanglement measures and bounds those from multi-entropy, though Q4 is not quantitatively bounded by I3.

Properties of tensorial free cumulants

math-ph · 2026-05-03 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

The authors extend tensorial free cumulants to arbitrary orders, connect prior frameworks, and compute non-trivial examples for Gaussian tensors with structured covariances.

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  • Fun with Graph States: Nonlocal Bell Pairs and the Arf Invariant quant-ph · 2026-06-04 · unverdicted · none · ref 14

    Graph-state inner products are governed by the F2-rank of the adjacency matrix and the Arf invariant, yielding a nonlocal Bell-pair factorization of the Hilbert space.

  • Multi-entropy in random tensor networks hep-th · 2026-06-03 · unverdicted · none · ref 41

    For n=2, Rényi multi-entropies in RTNs are determined by minimal multiway cuts; the minimal multiway cut conjecture fails for integer n>2 with explicit counterexamples.

  • Structural Obstruction to Replica Symmetry Breaking for Multi-Entropy in Random Tensor Networks hep-th · 2026-04-14 · unverdicted · none · ref 13

    Multi-entropy exhibits a structural obstruction to replica symmetry breaking in random tensor networks due to incompatible boundary permutations in the replica hypercube, unlike entanglement negativity.

  • Probing chiral topological states with permutation defects quant-ph · 2025-12-04 · unverdicted · none · ref 44

    Permutation defects between wavefunction replicas yield multipartite entanglement measures that capture the chiral central charge from bulk states in chiral topological phases.

  • Living on the edge: a non-perturbative resolution to the negativity of bulk entropies hep-th · 2025-09-18 · unverdicted · none · ref 86

    Summing non-perturbative contributions in the gravitational path integral, extended via matrix integral saddles including one- and two-eigenvalue instantons, resolves negativity of bulk entropies in two-sided black holes.

  • Genuine Multi-Entropy in the Toric Code hep-th · 2026-07-07 · conditional · none · ref 29 · internal anchor

    Genuine multi-entropy in the toric code reduces to topological entanglement entropy for stabilizer states at low replica index but captures independent topological data at n=4 and for non-stabilizer states.

  • Subregion observer rules from generalized entanglement wedges hep-th · 2026-06-26 · unverdicted · none · ref 25

    Two sets of holographic tensor network rules from independent papers are shown to be equivalent, connecting observer inclusion with generalized entanglement wedge proposals.

  • Universal entanglement probes of topological order and locally-achiral manifolds quant-ph · 2026-06-16 · unverdicted · none · ref 14

    Multi-entropy measures extract the topological partition function Z(M) for locally-achiral manifolds, enabling access to universal properties of 2+1d topological phases beyond S and T and detection of 4d beyond-cohomology T-SPT.

  • Genuine multientropy, dihedral invariants and Lifshitz theory hep-th · 2025-08-30 · unverdicted · none · ref 40

    Authors derive genuine multientropy for Lifshitz states as mutual information plus negativity, obtain its non-integer Rényi continuation, and prove dihedral invariants equal Rényi reflected entropies for general tripartite pure states.

  • The Entanglement Wedge Polygon hep-th · 2026-06-19 · conditional · none · ref 31

    The entanglement wedge polygon volume is proposed as a holographic probe of multipartite entanglement; in AdS3 it is topologically quantized, and a mixed-state generalization is constructed.

  • Multi-entropy in heavy local quenches hep-th · 2026-06-10 · unverdicted · none · ref 37

    Genuine multi-entropy in heavy local quenches in 2D holographic CFTs is kinematically fixed to logarithms of rational functions of time, independent of heavy operator dimension, due to global saddle selection in the geodesic network.

  • Constraints on four-party entanglement in holography hep-th · 2026-05-29 · unverdicted · none · ref 22 · 2 links

    In time-reflection-symmetric holographic states, I3 implies vanishing of multiple four-party entanglement measures and bounds those from multi-entropy, though Q4 is not quantitatively bounded by I3.

  • Properties of tensorial free cumulants math-ph · 2026-05-03 · unverdicted · none · ref 14

    The authors extend tensorial free cumulants to arbitrary orders, connect prior frameworks, and compute non-trivial examples for Gaussian tensors with structured covariances.

  • The Junction Law for Multipartite Entanglement in Confining Holographic Backgrounds hep-th · 2026-04-12 · unverdicted · none · ref 10

    The junction law for multipartite entanglement persists in confining holographic backgrounds, but phase structure and GM short-distance scaling (L^{-4}, L^{-2}, or L^{-2}(log L)^2) are background-dependent.

  • Tripartite Correlation Signal from Multipartite Entanglement of Purification hep-th · 2025-09-10 · unverdicted · none · ref 36

    Δ^(3)_p is a non-negative signal detecting genuine tripartite entanglement, extended via the E_w = E_p conjecture to holographic systems in AdS3/CFT2.

  • Rethinking quantum information in gravity and fields hep-th · 2026-06-29 · unverdicted · none · ref 31

    The paper organizes important open questions in quantum gravity and quantum information into four themes without presenting new results or derivations.