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arxiv: 2603.07420 · v2 · submitted 2026-03-08 · ❄️ cond-mat.str-el · cond-mat.stat-mech· quant-ph

Qubit discretizations of d=3 conformal field theories

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Scaling dimensions of three-dimensional conformal field theories can be read from the low-energy spectrum of small qubit systems on polyhedral lattices.

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The paper proposes a method to extract scaling dimensions of d=3 conformal field theories by simulating quantum many-body systems on qubits. Couplings are chosen on a polyhedral lattice so that the conformal state-operator correspondence appears clearly in the energy spectrum. This protocol is tested on the Ising model, recovering several scaling dimensions to within a few percent using only 20 qubits. It relies on little beyond conformal invariance itself and is positioned as feasible on near-term quantum hardware for problems that remain difficult classically. The approach opens a route to studying a range of 3D CFTs through quantum simulation.

Core claim

By tuning the couplings of a quantum many-body Hamiltonian on a polyhedral lattice, the low-lying spectrum of a modest number of qubits directly encodes the scaling dimensions of the corresponding d=3 conformal field theory through the state-operator correspondence, as demonstrated by accurate extraction of several operators in the Ising CFT from a 20-qubit system.

What carries the argument

The conformal state-operator correspondence observed in the spectrum of a qubit Hamiltonian on a polyhedral lattice with couplings tuned for maximal accuracy.

If this is right

  • Scaling dimensions of multiple operators in the 3D Ising CFT are recoverable to a few percent accuracy from the spectrum of a 20-qubit system.
  • The same protocol applies to other d=3 CFTs with only the assumption of conformal invariance.
  • Near-term quantum platforms can address 3D CFT problems that are computationally hard on classical hardware.
  • Implementation requires polyhedral lattice geometries and precise coupling tuning on qubit devices.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Quantum simulators could access CFT data for models lacking exact solutions by direct spectrum measurement.
  • The polyhedral lattice choice may generalize to other dimensions or lattice geometries for improved accuracy.
  • Direct comparison of simulated spectra against known CFT tables would provide a near-term experimental test.
  • The method could be combined with variational quantum eigensolvers to reach larger system sizes.

Load-bearing premise

Specific choices of couplings on the polyhedral lattice make the conformal state-operator correspondence visible most accurately in the low-energy spectrum.

What would settle it

Measuring the low-lying spectrum of the 20-qubit Ising Hamiltonian at the proposed couplings and finding extracted scaling dimensions that differ from known CFT values by far more than a few percent.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2603.07420 by Hansen S. Wu, Ribhu K. Kaul.

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Figure 3. Figure 3: identify the point where |c| is minimized with respect to the σ tower of constraints Sσ = {1, 2, 3}. In Table II, the most relevant scaling dimensions extracted on the dodecahedron vary at the few percent level on which set of constraints we try to satisfy. The variation is higher for the icosahedron than the dodecahedron, lead￾ing us to conclude that these variations are a finite size effect that would ge… view at source ↗
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We propose that scaling dimensions of d=3 conformal field theories can be studied on a system of qubits with near term quantum simulation platforms. Our proposal chooses couplings of quantum many-body problems on a polyhedral lattice at which the conformal state-operator correspondence can be observed most accurately in the spectrum. We validate our protocol on the Ising model where we extract the scaling dimensions of a number of scaling operators with a few percent accuracy from the spectrum of a system of just 20 qubits. The procedure makes only minor assumptions beyond general conformal invariance -- it may hence be applied widely. Requirements and challenges to realize this proposal on quantum computers are discussed. Our results demonstrate that for current or near term qubit platforms, three dimensional conformal field theories present a unique opportunity -- a forefront problem that is difficult on classical computers but may be solved through quantum simulation.

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper proposes that scaling dimensions of d=3 CFTs can be extracted from the low-lying spectrum of qubit Hamiltonians on polyhedral lattices by tuning couplings to optimize the conformal state-operator correspondence. It validates the protocol on the 3D Ising CFT, reporting few-percent accuracy in extracted dimensions from a 20-qubit system, and claims the method relies only on minor assumptions beyond general conformal invariance, making it suitable for near-term quantum simulators.

Significance. If the coupling-selection procedure can be made non-circular and the error analysis strengthened, the approach could enable quantum simulation of 3D CFT data that remains challenging for classical methods such as conformal bootstrap or Monte Carlo. The Ising validation with small qubit counts demonstrates a concrete advantage for current hardware, and the emphasis on polyhedral lattices provides a clear discretization route.

major comments (2)
  1. [Protocol section] Protocol section (likely §3): the claim that couplings are chosen 'at which the conformal state-operator correspondence can be observed most accurately' lacks an explicit, non-circular algorithm. The Ising validation uses the known critical point; without a concrete optimization criterion or search method that does not presuppose the target spectrum, the procedure cannot be applied to unknown CFTs as asserted.
  2. [Ising validation] Ising validation (likely §4): the reported few-percent accuracy in scaling dimensions is presented without a full error budget, including finite-size corrections, lattice discretization artifacts, and the precise matching procedure between eigenstates and operators. This undermines quantitative assessment of the central claim.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the description of spectrum extraction and coupling choice remains high-level; a sentence clarifying the non-circular selection criterion would improve readability.
  2. [Methods] Notation: the definition of the polyhedral lattice Hamiltonian and the precise form of the state-operator map should be stated explicitly with an equation number for reproducibility.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their thorough review and constructive feedback. We appreciate the recognition of the potential of our approach for quantum simulation of 3D CFTs. Below, we address the major comments point by point and outline the revisions we will make to the manuscript.

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  1. Referee: [Protocol section] Protocol section (likely §3): the claim that couplings are chosen 'at which the conformal state-operator correspondence can be observed most accurately' lacks an explicit, non-circular algorithm. The Ising validation uses the known critical point; without a concrete optimization criterion or search method that does not presuppose the target spectrum, the procedure cannot be applied to unknown CFTs as asserted.

    Authors: We agree that an explicit, non-circular algorithm for selecting the couplings is essential for the protocol to be applicable to unknown CFTs. In the current manuscript, the Ising validation indeed uses the known critical couplings of the model. To address this, we will revise §3 to include a concrete optimization procedure: we propose scanning the coupling space and selecting the point that maximizes the 'conformality' measure, defined as the alignment of the spectrum with expected CFT features such as the appearance of degenerate multiplets corresponding to spin and parity quantum numbers, and the approximate satisfaction of the state-operator correspondence without assuming the numerical values of the dimensions. This criterion does not presuppose the target spectrum values but relies on the structural properties of conformal invariance. We believe this makes the method non-circular and suitable for broader application. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Ising validation] Ising validation (likely §4): the reported few-percent accuracy in scaling dimensions is presented without a full error budget, including finite-size corrections, lattice discretization artifacts, and the precise matching procedure between eigenstates and operators. This undermines quantitative assessment of the central claim.

    Authors: We concur that a full error budget is necessary to substantiate the few-percent accuracy claim. In the revised version, we will expand §4 to provide a detailed breakdown of errors, including estimates of finite-size corrections based on the polyhedral lattice size, discretization artifacts arising from the qubit encoding of the continuum fields, and a step-by-step description of the eigenstate-to-operator matching procedure using conserved quantum numbers and degeneracy patterns. This will enable a more rigorous quantitative evaluation of the results. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; proposal grounded in general conformal invariance with independent Ising validation

full rationale

The paper proposes selecting couplings on polyhedral lattices to observe the conformal state-operator correspondence most accurately in the qubit spectrum, then validates by extracting known Ising CFT scaling dimensions to a few percent accuracy from a 20-qubit system. This relies on general conformal invariance with only minor additional assumptions and does not reduce the extracted dimensions to fitted parameters or self-definitions by construction. No load-bearing steps collapse to self-citations, ansatze smuggled via prior work, or renaming of known results; the central claim remains independent of the validation data and is presented as applicable to unknown d=3 CFTs.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on the assumption that suitably chosen finite-size qubit Hamiltonians on polyhedral lattices will exhibit an accurate conformal state-operator correspondence in their low-lying spectrum; this choice of couplings is the main free parameter introduced by the work.

free parameters (1)
  • polyhedral-lattice couplings
    Specific interaction strengths chosen so that the finite-system spectrum most accurately reflects the infinite-volume CFT scaling dimensions.
axioms (1)
  • domain assumption conformal invariance of the target d=3 theory
    The protocol assumes the underlying theory is conformally invariant and that the state-operator correspondence holds sufficiently well in the chosen finite geometry.

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