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Entanglement asymmetry and symmetry defects in boundary conformal field theory

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Pith's one-line read Boundary-only symmetry breaking in two-dimensional conformal field theory makes entanglement asymmetry approach log|G| for finite groups and grow as log log ℓ for compact Lie groups.

desk verdict Solid finite-group result and useful BCFT technology, but the compact-Lie formula overstates its generality: the derivation needs finite unbroken H, and the coefficient becomes (dim G − dim H)/2 for continuous H. read the letter →

arxiv 2411.09792 v1 pith:5R4BDBPR submitted 2024-11-14 hep-th cond-mat.stat-mechquant-ph

Yuya Kusuki , Sara Murciano , Hirosi Ooguri , Sridip Pal This is my paper · ORCID
classification hep-thcond-mat.stat-mechquant-ph MSC 81T4081P40 PACS 11.25.Hf03.67.Mn
keywords entanglementasymmetryboundaryconformalfieldtheorysymmetrydefectsconditionchangingoperatorsglobalquantumquenchRenyiMpembaeffectcompactLiegroup
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The reading

The paper asks how a global symmetry $G$ that is preserved everywhere except at a physical boundary shows up in the entanglement asymmetry of an interval attached to that boundary. For a finite group $G$, the authors establish that the asymmetry approaches $\log |G|$ from below, with a universal power-law correction $(\epsilon/\ell)^{2\Delta_*} W(\Delta_*)$ controlled by the lowest-dimension boundary-changing operator. For a compact Lie group $G$, they establish a leading log-log growth, $\Delta S_A^{(n)} = \frac{\dim G}{2}\log\log(\ell/\epsilon)+O(1)$, with the $O(1)$ terms determined explicitly—a signature that the symmetry is broken only at the boundary rather than in the bulk. They also study a global quench from a symmetry-broken boundary state and find that the asymmetry stays at $\log |G|$ until $t=\ell/2$ and then vanishes, meaning the symmetry is restored exactly when the subsystem becomes thermal. These results matter because they turn boundary symmetry breaking into a measurable, universal entanglement signature and extend the method of images to non-local symmetry defects.

What carries the argument

The central object is the topological symmetry defect line $U(g)$: topological in the bulk but anchored at the boundary in a way that is not topological when the boundary breaks $G$. Deforming these lines lets each replica contribution $Z_n(\{g_i\})$ reduce to a correlation function of boundary-condition-changing operators on the disk-with-hole obtained by the conformal map $w=((z+\ell)/(\ell-z))^{1/n}$. For finite groups, the asymmetry is dominated by configurations with two such operators, whose two-point function $(\epsilon/n\ell)^{2\Delta_b}[\sin(\pi k/n)]^{-2\Delta_b}$ supplies the power-law correction; for compact Lie groups the same defect picture feeds a saddle-point Gaussian integral over $G$ whose Hessian produces the log-log growth. For the quench, the new machinery is splitting the $\mathbb{Z}_n$ symmetry defect into chiral and anti-chiral parts, continuing to Lorentzian time, and evaluating the resulting cylinder partition functions in the $\beta\to0$ limit; the same method reproduces the known entanglement entropy growth of a global quench as a check.

What would settle it

Numerically compute the entanglement asymmetry in a lattice model with a $U(1)$ symmetry broken only at the boundary (for example a critical free-boson chain with Dirichlet boundary) and check whether $\Delta S_A^{(n)} - \frac{\dim G}{2}\log\log(\ell/\epsilon)$ approaches the $O(1)$ constant in Eq. (2.26) as $\ell$ grows; any residual $\ell$ dependence at fixed $n$ would falsify the power-law ansatz (2.20). In the Potts model, the same check is the prediction that the correction to $\log 3$ decays as $\ell^{-2/15}$ for the $|B+C\rangle$ boundary and as $\ell^{-4/3}$ for $|A\rangle$.

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Extended reading notes

Core claim

The central claim is that in a two-dimensional boundary conformal field theory where a non-anomalous global symmetry $G$ is broken only by the boundary condition, the Rényi entanglement asymmetry of an interval of length $\ell$ attached to the boundary obeys explicit universal formulas. For finite $G$, Eq. (1.7) gives $\Delta S_A = \log |G| - (\epsilon/\ell)^{2\Delta_*} W(\Delta_*) + o(\ell^{-2\Delta_*})$, where $\Delta_*$ is the smallest scaling dimension among boundary-changing operators generated by the broken group elements and $W(\Delta_*)$ is read from Eq. (2.19). For compact Lie $G$, Eq. (1.8) with the complete $O(1)$ terms in Eq. (2.26) gives leading behavior $\frac{\dim G}{2}\log\log(\ell/\epsilon)$, in contrast to the $\log \ell$ growth found when symmetry is broken in the bulk. After a global quench, Eq. (3.24) gives $\Delta S_A(t) \simeq \log |G|$ for $0<t<\ell/2$ and $\simeq 0$ for $t>\ell/2$ in the $\beta\to0$ limit. The paper argues that these behaviors are generic within BCFT and are decided only by the group, the boundary condition, and the lowest boundary operator that changes the boundary condition.

Load-bearing premise

The compact-Lie and quench results rest on two assumptions the paper states but does not prove: that the relevant replica quantity is an exact power law in the subsystem size with no further size dependence, and that in the fast-quench limit the path integral separates into independent cylinders so that different boundary conditions have no vacuum overlap.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • For finite $G$, the leading term $\log|G|$ is universal and the first subleading term is a negative power law with exponent $2\Delta_*$, so the approach to the symmetric value carries information about the boundary operator content.
  • For compact Lie groups, boundary-only breaking is distinguished from bulk breaking by the $\log\log(\ell/\epsilon)$ scaling; the universal $O(1)$ term depends on $\mathrm{Vol}(G)$, the Haar measure near the identity, and the unbroken finite subgroup $H$.
  • After a global quench, the asymmetry stays at $\log|G|$ for $t<\ell/2$ and drops to zero for $t>\ell/2$ in the $\beta\to0$ limit, so the symmetry is restored at the time when the entanglement entropy becomes extensive and thermal.
  • For a semi-infinite interval the same result gives $\Delta S_A^{(n)}=\log|G|$ for all times, so the symmetry is never restored in that geometry because the system does not locally thermalize.
  • The chiral/anti-chiral defect-splitting method reproduces the known quench entanglement entropy as a benchmark and is then used for the asymmetry; the paper states it should apply to settings beyond entanglement asymmetry.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If the formulas are robust beyond the continuum limit, the exponent $2\Delta_*$ and the coefficient $N_*/|G|$ in Eq. (2.19) could serve as a boundary order parameter: scanning boundary conditions for one CFT would map exactly which subgroup of $G$ is broken.
  • The sharp jump at $t=\ell/2$ is a $\beta\to0$ artifact; a finite-$\beta$ computation would smooth the step, and that crossover is where a quantum Mpemba effect specific to boundary symmetry breaking, if present, would show up.
  • The same chiral/anti-chiral defect-splitting technique could be applied to other replica-based observables such as reflected entropy or charged moments, and to symmetry-breaking interfaces instead of boundaries.
  • The continuous-group quench is not worked out; a natural check is whether the asymmetry falls continuously from its initial value or shows the same sharp transition at $t=\ell/2$.
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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript studies the entanglement asymmetry ΔS_A in 2D boundary conformal field theory, in the setting where a global symmetry G is preserved in the bulk but broken by a conformal boundary condition. For finite groups the authors derive ΔS_A = log|G| − (ε/ℓ)^{2Δ_*} W(Δ_*) + o(ℓ^{−2Δ_*}) by expressing the replicated partition function in terms of boundary-changing operator two-point functions. For compact Lie groups they derive ΔS_A^{(n)} = (dim G/2) log log(ℓ/ε) + O(1) using a saddle-point integration over the symmetry group, and for a global quantum quench they predict ΔS_A(t) ≈ log|G| for 0<t<ℓ/2 and 0 for t>ℓ/2, using a chiral/anti-chiral splitting of the replica symmetry defect. The paper includes worked examples in the three-state Potts model and the compact boson, and reproduces the known Calabrese–Cardy entanglement entropy result as a benchmark of the new defect method.

Significance. If the results are correct, the paper provides universal leading and subleading formulas for entanglement asymmetry under boundary-only symmetry breaking in 2D CFT, including a qualitatively new log log(ℓ) growth for compact Lie groups that contrasts with the log ℓ growth found for bulk symmetry breaking in Ref. [37]. The finite-group derivation is transparent, parameter-free in the relevant CFT data, and gives an explicit, falsifiable prediction involving the boundary-changing operator dimension Δ_*. The dynamical prediction of a sharp symmetry restoration at t=ℓ/2 is a crisp statement that can be tested in lattice models. The use of BCFT boundary-changing operators and the benchmark reproduction of Eq. (3.13) are genuine strengths. The main weakness is that the compact-Lie statement is broader than the derivation, which assumes a finite unbroken subgroup.

major comments (3)
  1. [§2.3, Eqs. (2.21) and (1.8)] The derivation in §2.3 restricts the unbroken subgroup H to be finite (Eq. (2.21)), but Eq. (1.8) and the abstract state the result for every compact Lie group G. When H is continuous, the set {g_i ∈ H : ∏ g_i = e} is a continuous saddle manifold of dimension dim(H)(n−1), and the Hessian in Eq. (2.22) has zero modes along it. The Gaussian integration must be performed over the coset directions only, and the leading term becomes (dim G − dim H)/2 log log(ℓ/ε), not dim G/2 log log(ℓ/ε). Thus Eq. (1.8) is incorrect as stated for common boundary conditions such as SU(2)→U(1) or U(1)×U(1)→diagonal U(1). The theorem should either be restricted to finite residual symmetry, or the continuous-H case should be treated by collective-coordinate integration with the resulting coefficient reported. The U(1) example in §2.5 has H trivial and therefore does not test this issue.
  2. [§2.3, Eq. (2.20)] The compact-Lie calculation relies on the power-law ansatz Z_n({g_i})/Z_n = (ℓ/ε)^{−β_n({g_i})} without derivation. Since β_n is assumed to be independent of ℓ and cutoff-independent, this is a substantive assumption about the form of the multi-defect correlation function, not a trivial consequence of scale invariance when several boundary-changing operators are involved. The paper should either prove or explicitly state this as a hypothesis, and clarify the regime of validity. This issue is separate from the finite-H restriction, but it is equally load-bearing for Eq. (1.8).
  3. [§3.1.1–3.1.2, Eqs. (3.4) and (3.21)] The quench result (3.24) rests on two unproven approximations: the factorization of the full path integral into independent cylinder amplitudes in the β→0 limit (Eq. (3.4)), and the absence of vacuum overlap between open-string Hilbert spaces with different boundary conditions (Eq. (3.21)). These are called reasonable in the text, but they are not derived. The benchmark reproduction of the entanglement entropy (3.13) supports the method, but it does not by itself validate the replacement of the symmetry defect inside the Z_n amplitude that leads to (3.22)–(3.24). The authors should state these as explicit assumptions and discuss the finite-β corrections, or provide a derivation of the factorization and of Eq. (3.21) within BCFT.
minor comments (5)
  1. [§2.2, Eq. (2.12)] Eq. (2.12) as written is not an identity: the left-hand side contains the weights 2(n−k), while the right-hand side does not. The counting leading to the factor n in Eq. (2.13) should be clarified, since the natural counting of configurations with two boundary-changing operators for a given pair gives n(n−1).
  2. [§2.2, text after Eq. (2.19)] The analytic continuation in n is imported from Ref. [47] for Δ_*<1/4 and then extended to all larger Δ_* by analyticity of s′(1). This extension should be stated more carefully, since the original derivation in Ref. [47] does not cover all values used here.
  3. [§2.5, Eqs. (2.46)–(2.49)] The ellipses in Eqs. (2.46)–(2.47) and (2.49) are used without specifying the order of neglected terms. The authors should state whether the omitted terms are O(1/log(ℓ)) or of some other definite order.
  4. [§3.1, footnote 2] The chiral/anti-chiral split of the replica Z_n symmetry defect is an important new construct, but its justification is only sketched in the footnote. A short discussion of its physical interpretation and of the non-locality caveat mentioned there would be helpful for readers who want to apply the method.
  5. [§3.1.1, Eq. (3.5)] The symbol L appears as an IR cutoff parameter but is not defined in the main text. Please define it explicitly when it is first used.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; the central derivations follow from standard BCFT inputs and independent analytic-continuation results, not from fitting or self-referential definitions.

full rationale

The paper's finite-group result (Eqs. (2.13)-(2.19)) is obtained by expressing Zn({gi})/Zn as a BCFT correlator of boundary-changing operators, keeping the |G| configurations with no boundary insertions and the leading two-insertion configurations. The exponent Delta* is input CFT data (boundary operator dimension), not fitted to the final asymmetry; the analytic continuation in n is taken from the independent result of Ref. [47]. The compact-Lie result follows from the stated power-law ansatz Eq. (2.20) for Zn({gi})/Zn and a saddle-point/Gaussian integration; the log log(l/epsilon) coefficient is a mathematical consequence of integrating over dim(G) zero modes in the assumed quadratic expansion, not a parameter tuned to Eq. (1.8). The O(1) terms depend on group volumes and Hessian data imported from Ref. [37], which is external to the present authors. The quench section first reproduces the known entanglement-entropy result of Ref. [52] as a benchmark, then computes the asymmetry using the method of images and the stated vacuum-dominance/factorization approximations in the beta->0 limit, giving Eq. (3.24). Those approximations are explicitly flagged rather than disguised. Self-citations (e.g., Refs. [5], [58]) appear in reviews or methodological context and are not load-bearing. The compact-Lie claim's restriction in Eq. (2.21) to finite unbroken H, while Eq. (1.8) is stated for all compact Lie groups, is a potential correctness gap (continuous H would contribute zero modes altering the coefficient), but it is not a circularity: the final formula does not reduce to its inputs by definition or by use of the quoted result. No fitted parameter is renamed as a prediction.

Assumptions & free parameters 3 free parameters · 6 assumptions · 1 invented entities

The central calculations rely on standard BCFT technology plus several structural assumptions: power-law defect partition functions for compact groups, a finite unbroken subgroup, and a factorized β→0 quench approximation. No numerical fitting is performed; the only effective inputs are CFT data such as Δ_*, N_*, group volumes, and the UV cutoff.

free parameters (3)
  • Δ_* (leading boundary-changing operator dimension)
    Input CFT datum, not fitted here; it fixes the power-law exponent in Eq (2.19). It is a property of the theory and boundary condition, but the universal formula depends on it.
  • N_* (multiplicity of minimal boundary-changing pairs)
    Count of group/CFT data assumed for the leading correction in Eq (2.13); not fitted to any data.
  • ϵ (ultraviolet cutoff)
    Lattice regulator introduced around Eq (2.11); chosen by hand but cancels at leading order and is standard in CFT calculations.
assumptions (6)
  • domain assumption The replica trick and conformal map (2.8) map the n-sheeted interval attached to a boundary to a disk with a hole, and the large-ℓ behavior is governed by boundary-changing operator OPEs.
    Standard BCFT technology used throughout Section 2; not proven in the paper.
  • domain assumption Configurations with more than two boundary-changing operators are subleading in ℓ→∞, and a unique lowest scaling dimension Δ_* exists.
    Stated in §2.2 before Eq (2.13); no general proof is given.
  • domain assumption The defect partition function factorizes as (ℓ/ϵ)^{−β_n({g_i})} with a universal, cutoff-independent β_n.
    Eq (2.20); imported from Ref. [37] for specific cases and assumed for arbitrary compact G in the present work.
  • domain assumption The unbroken subgroup H in Eq (2.21) is finite and the Hessian blocks D_p are positive definite.
    Needed for the saddle-point and Gaussian evaluation of Eqs (2.23)-(2.25); not discussed for continuous unbroken subgroups.
  • domain assumption For t<ℓ/2, the β→0 limit factorizes the quench path integral into independent products Z_{1a}Z_{1b}Z_{1c}, and only lowest-energy states propagate.
    Used in Section 3.1.1, Eq (3.4); benchmarked against the known entanglement entropy but not justified from first principles.
  • domain assumption The open-string Hilbert space with two different boundary conditions has no vacuum, so the leading term has positive dimension Δ0 in Eq (3.21).
    Standard BCFT fact for distinct boundaries, but it is the mechanism that makes the asymmetry vanish for t>ℓ/2.
invented entities (1)
  • Chiral/anti-chiral split of the replica Zn symmetry defect
    purpose: Analytic continuation of defect lines into Lorentzian time and factorization of the quench calculation into left- and right-moving sectors.
    A calculational device, not an observed object. The authors note in footnote 4 that the twist-operator picture fails to capture the non-locality of the defect, which is a limitation of the construction.

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abstract

A state in a quantum system with a given global symmetry, $G$, can be sensitive to the presence of boundaries, which may either preserve or break this symmetry. In this work, we investigate how conformal invariant boundary conditions influence the $G-$symmetry breaking through the lens of the entanglement asymmetry, a quantifier of the "distance" between a symmetry-broken state and its symmetrized counterpart. By leveraging 2D boundary conformal field theory (BCFT), we investigate the symmetry breaking for both finite and compact Lie groups. Beyond the leading order term, we also compute the subleading corrections in the subsystem size, highlighting their dependence on the symmetry group $G$ and the BCFT operator content. We further explore the entanglement asymmetry following a global quantum quench, where a symmetry-broken state evolves under a symmetry-restoring Hamiltonian. In this dynamical setting, we compute the entanglement asymmetry by extending the method of images to a BCFT with non-local objects such as invertible symmetry defects.

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