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Kun Hao

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arXiv2026

Minimal nonintegrable models with three-site interactions

We study integrability breaking in translationally invariant spin-$1/2$ chains with genuine three-site interactions. Using a two-qubit composite representation, we prove that the deformed Fredkin spin chain is nonintegrable for any nonzero deformation parameter, although its Hamiltonian decomposes into coupled integrable building blocks. We then extract the minimal injective models, defined as the simplest models needed for a rigorous nonintegrability test, from the Hamiltonian density of the deformed Fredkin spin chain. Among the sixteen such models, six satisfy the Reshetikhin condition and are integrable, while two satisfy Hokkyo's criterion and are nonintegrable away from special coefficient values. Returning to one-site translation-invariant spin-$1/2$ chains leaves four genuine three-site models: two integrable models and two generically nonintegrable models. These results give a compact classification of minimal three-site models obtained from the deformed Fredkin spin chain and identify a local mechanism by which coupling individually integrable structures can destroy integrability beyond nearest-neighbor interactions.

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arXiv2026

Thermodynamics of the Heisenberg XXX chain with negative spin

We study the thermodynamics of the isotropic Heisenberg XXX spin chain with negative spin, focusing on the case $s=-1$. The model is equivalent to the quantum lattice nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NLS) model and appears as an effective theory in deep inelastic scattering in high-energy quantum chromodynamics. Owing to its integrability, it admits a consistent Bethe Ansatz description and a well-defined thermodynamic limit. Using the thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz, we analyze the ground state, elementary excitations, and finite-temperature properties. In contrast to the conventional positive spin XXX chain, the negative spin model exhibits a distinct vacuum structure and excitation spectrum, leading to modified TBA equations and unconventional low-temperature behavior. Although the integral equations resemble those of the Lieb-Liniger Bose gas, the thermodynamics and scaling properties are qualitatively different and cannot be continuously connected. We derive the free energy, entropy, and specific heat, and identify a quantum phase transition separating different thermodynamic regimes. At zero temperature, the excitation spectrum becomes linear in the continuum limit and can be described by a conformal field theory. The low-temperature regime realizes a Luttinger-liquid like phase with features unique to the negative spin XXX chain.

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arXiv2025

Absence of local conserved charges of the Fredkin spin chain and its truncated versions

Conservation laws serve as the hallmark of integrability. The absence of conserved charges typically implies that the model is nonintegrable. The recently proposed Fredkin spin chain exhibits rich structures, and its ground state is analytically known. However, whether the Fredkin spin chain is integrable remains an open question. In this work, through rigorous analytical calculations, we demonstrate that the Fredkin spin chain, under both periodic and open boundary conditions, lacks local conserved charges, thereby confirming its nonintegrable nature. Furthermore, we find that when one or a portion of the Hamiltonian terms are removed (referred to as the truncated Fredkin spin chain), local conserved charges are still absent. Our findings suggest that in models involving three-site interactions, integrable models are generally rare.

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arXiv2025

Small $x$ behavior in QCD from maximal entanglement and conformal invariance

Recent evidence suggests that, at small Bjorken $x$, QCD evolution drives the proton into a state of maximal entanglement. If the evolution kernel is assumed to be conformally invariant -- as is the case for the Balitsky-Fadin-Kuraev-Lipatov (BFKL) equation -- we can describe it by a conformal field theory. Moreover, the central charge $c$ of the corresponding conformal field theory emerges as the key parameter governing the $x$-dependence of both the entanglement entropy and the structure function. Here we apply the exact Bethe Ansatz methods to the quantum spin chain dual to Lipatov's high energy effective action to extract the central charge of the theory, and find that $c=1$. This implies the $\sim x^{-1/3}$ small $x$ behavior for the structure function -- the prediction that can be tested at the forthcoming Electron-Ion Collider.

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arXiv2025

Non-invertible symmetry breaking in a frustration-free spin chain

A nearest-neighbor, frustration-free spin $\frac{1}{2}$ chain can be constructed {\it via} projectors of various ranks \'{a} la Bravyi-Gosset. We show that in the rank 1 case this system is gapped and has two ground states resembling ferromagnetic states. These states spontaneously break the non-invertible symmetry connecting them. The latter is proved using the machinery of algebraic quantum theory. The non-invertible symmetries of this system do not come from a duality.

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arXiv2024

Geometric representations of braid and Yang-Baxter gates

Brick-wall circuits composed of the Yang-Baxter gates are integrable. It becomes an important tool to study the quantum many-body system out of equilibrium. To put the Yang-Baxter gate on quantum computers, it has to be decomposed into the native gates of quantum computers. It is favorable to apply the least number of native two-qubit gates to construct the Yang-Baxter gate. We study the geometric representations of all X-type braid gates and their corresponding Yang-Baxter gates via the Yang-Baxterization. We find that the braid and Yang-Baxter gates can only exist on certain edges and faces of the two-qubit tetrahedron. We identify the parameters by which the braid and Yang-Baxter gates are the Clifford gate, the matchgate, and the dual-unitary gate. The geometric representations provide the optimal decompositions of the braid and Yang-Baxter gates in terms of other two-qubit gates. We also find that the entangling powers of the Yang-Baxter gates are determined by the spectral parameters. Our results provide the necessary conditions to construct the braid and Yang-Baxter gates on quantum computers.

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arXiv2024

Yang-Baxter solutions from commuting operators

We construct $R$-matrices (with a multidimensional spectral parameter) that include additive as well as non-additive parameters. They satisfy the colored Yang-Baxter equation. The solutions depend on a set of commuting operators. They change with the representation of the latter. The associated Yang-Baxter algebra and the spectrum of the transfer matrix are also studied.

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arXiv2024

Optimal realization of Yang-Baxter gate on quantum computers

Quantum computers provide a promising method to study the dynamics of many-body systems beyond classical simulation. On the other hand, the analytical methods developed and results obtained from the integrable systems provide deep insights on the many-body system. Quantum simulation of the integrable system not only provides a valid benchmark for quantum computers but is also the first step in studying integrable-breaking systems. The building block for the simulation of an integrable system is the Yang-Baxter gate. It is vital to know how to optimally realize the Yang-Baxter gates on quantum computers. Based on the geometric picture of the Yang-Baxter gates, we present the optimal realizations of two types of Yang-Baxter gates with a minimal number of CNOT or $R_{zz}$ gates. We also show how to systematically realize the Yang-Baxter gates via the pulse control. We test and compare the different realizations on IBM quantum computers. We find that the pulse realizations of the Yang-Baxter gates always have a higher gate fidelity compared to the optimal CNOT or $R_{zz}$ realizations. On the basis of the above optimal realizations, we demonstrate the simulation of the Yang-Baxter equation on quantum computers. Our results provide a guideline and standard for further experimental studies based on the Yang-Baxter gate.

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arXiv2023

Can a spin chain relate combinatorics to number theory?

The Motzkin spin chain is a spin-$1$ frustration-free model introduced by Shor & Movassagh. The ground state is constructed by mapping random walks on the upper half of the square lattice to spin configurations. It has unusually large entanglement entropy [quantum fluctuations]. The ground state of the Motzkin chain can be analytically described by the Motzkin paths. There is no analytical description of the excited states. The model is not solvable. We simplify the model by removing one of the local equivalence moves of the Motzkin paths. The system becomes integrable [similar to the XXX spin chain]. We call it free Motzkin chain. From the point of view of quantum integrability, the model is special since its $R$-matrix does not have crossing unitarity. We solve the periodic free Motzkin chain by generalizing the functional Bethe Ansatz method. We construct a $T-Q$ relation with an additional parameter to formulate the energy spectrum. This new parameter is related to the roots of unity and can be described by the Möbius function in number theory. We observe further patterns of number theory.

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arXiv2023

Spectrum of the transfer matrices of the spin chains associated with the $A^{(2)}_3$ Lie algebra

We study the exact solution of quantum integrable system associated with the $A^{(2)}_3$ twist Lie algebra, where the boundary reflection matrices have non-diagonal elements thus the $U(1)$ symmetry is broken. With the help of the fusion technique, we obtain the closed recursive relations of the fused transfer matrices. Based on them, together with the asymptotic behaviors and the values at special points, we obtain the eigenvalues and Bethe ansatz equations of the system. We also show that the method is universal and valid for the periodic boundary condition where the $U(1)$ symmetry is reserved. The results in this paper can be applied to studying the exact solution of the $A^{(2)}_n$-related integrable models with arbitrary $n$.

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arXiv2022

Off-diagonal Bethe Ansatz for the $D^{(1)}_3$ model

The exact solutions of the $D^{(1)}_3$ model (or the $so(6)$ quantum spin chain) with either periodic or general integrable open boundary conditions are obtained by using the off-diagonal Bethe Ansatz. From the fusion, the complete operator product identities are obtained, which are sufficient to enable us to determine spectrum of the system. Eigenvalues of the fused transfer matrices are constructed by the $T-Q$ relations for the periodic case and by the inhomogeneous $T-Q$ one for the non-diagonal boundary reflection case. The present method can be generalized to deal with the $D^{(1)}_{n}$ model directly.

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arXiv2022

Exact solution of the quantum integrable model associated with the twisted $D^{(2)}_3$ algebra

We generalize the nested off-diagonal Bethe ansatz method to study the quantum chain associated with the twisted $D^{(2)}_3$ algebra (or the $D^{(2)}_3$ model) with either periodic or integrable open boundary conditions. We obtain the intrinsic operator product identities among the fused transfer matrices and find a way to close the recursive fusion relations, which makes it possible to determinate eigenvalues of transfer matrices with an arbitrary anisotropic parameter $η$. Based on them, and the asymptotic behaviors and values at certain points, we construct eigenvalues of transfer matrices in terms of homogeneous $T-Q$ relations for the periodic case and inhomogeneous ones for the open case with some off-diagonal boundary reflections. The associated Bethe ansatz equations are also given. The method and results in this paper can be generalized to the $D^{(2)}_{n+1}$ model and other high rank integrable models.

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arXiv2022

Dual-Branched Spatio-temporal Fusion Network for Multi-horizon Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast

Tropical cyclone (TC) is an extreme tropical weather system and its trajectory can be described by a variety of spatio-temporal data. Effective mining of these data is the key to accurate TCs track forecasting. However, existing methods face the problem that the model complexity is too high or it is difficult to efficiently extract features from multi-modal data. In this paper, we propose the Dual-Branched spatio-temporal Fusion Network (DBF-Net) -- a novel multi-horizon tropical cyclone track forecasting model which fuses the multi-modal features efficiently. DBF-Net contains a TC features branch that extracts temporal features from 1D inherent features of TCs and a pressure field branch that extracts spatio-temporal features from reanalysis 2D pressure field. Through the encoder-decoder-based architecture and efficient feature fusion, DBF-Net can fully mine the information of the two types of data, and achieve good TCs track prediction results. Extensive experiments on historical TCs track data in the Northwest Pacific show that our DBF-Net achieves significant improvement compared with existing statistical and deep learning TCs track forecast methods.

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arXiv2022

Entanglement entropy production in deep inelastic scattering

Deep inelastic scattering (DIS) samples a part of the wave function of a hadron in the vicinity of the light cone. Lipatov constructed a spin chain which describes the amplitude of DIS in leading logarithmic approximation. Kharzeev and Levin proposed the entanglement entropy as an observable in DIS [Phys. Rev. D 95, 114008 (2017)], and suggested a relation between the entanglement entropy and parton distributions. Here we represent the DIS process as a local quench in the Lipatov's spin chain, and study the time evolution of the produced entanglement entropy. We show that the resulting entanglement entropy depends on time logarithmically, $\mathcal S(t)=1/3 \ln{(t/τ)}$ with $τ= 1/m$ for $1/m \le t\le (mx)^{-1}$, where $m$ is the proton mass and $x$ is the Bjorken $x$. The central charge $c$ of Lipatov's spin chain is determined here to be $c=1$; using the proposed relation between the entanglement entropy and parton distributions, this corresponds to the gluon structure function growing at small $x$ as $xG(x) \sim 1/x^{1/3}$.

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arXiv2020

Shor-Movassagh chain leads to unusual integrable model

The ground state of Shor-Movassagh chain can be analytically described by the Motzkin paths. There is no analytical description of the excited states, the model is not solvable. We prove the integrability of the model without interacting part in this paper [free Shor-Movassagh]. The Lax pair for the free Shor-Movassagh open chain is explicitly constructed. We further obtain the boundary $K$-matrices compatible with the integrability of the model on the open interval. Our construction provides a direct demonstration for the quantum integrability of the model, described by Yang-Baxter algebra. Due to the lack of crossing unitarity, the integrable open chain can not be constructed by the reflection equation (boundary Yang-Baxter equation).

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arXiv2019

Bethe Ansatz for XXX chain with negative spin

XXX spin chain with spin $s=-1$ appears as an effective theory of Quantum Chromodynamics. It is equivalent to lattice nonlinear Schroediger's equation: interacting chain of harmonic oscillators [bosonic]. In thermodynamic limit each energy level is a scattering state of several elementary excitations [lipatons]. Lipaton is a fermion: it can be represented as a topological excitation [soliton] of original [bosonic] degrees of freedom, described by the group $Z_2$ . We also provide the CFT description (including local quenches) and Yang-Yang thermodynamics of the model.

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arXiv2019

Off-diagonal Bethe Ansatz on the $so(5)$ spin chain

The $so(5)$ (i.e., $B_2$) quantum integrable spin chains with both periodic and non-diagonal boundaries are studied via the off-diagonal Bethe Ansatz method. By using the fusion technique, sufficient operator product identities (comparing to those in [1]) to determine the spectrum of the transfer matrices are derived. For the periodic case, we recover the results obtained in \cite{NYReshetikhin1}, while for the non-diagonal boundary case, a new inhomogeneous $T-Q$ relation is constructed. The present method can be directly generalized to deal with the $so(2n+1)$ (i.e., $B_n$) quantum integrable spin chains with general boundaries.

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arXiv2019

Exact solution of the $sp(4)$ integrable spin chain with generic boundaries

The off-diagonal Bethe ansatz method is generalized to the integrable model associated with the $sp(4)$ (or $C_2$) Lie algebra. By using the fusion technique, we obtain the complete operator product identities among the fused transfer matrices. These relations, together with some asymptotic behaviors and values of the transfer matrices at certain points, enable us to determine the eigenvalues of the transfer matrices completely. For the periodic boundary condition case, we recover the same $T-Q$ relations obtained via conventional Bethe ansatz methods previously, while for the off-diagonal boundary condition case, the eigenvalues are given in terms of inhomogeneous $T-Q$ relations, which could not be obtained by the conventional Bethe ansatz methods. The method developed in this paper can be directly generalized to generic $sp(2n)$ (i.e., $C_n$) integrable model.

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