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arxiv: 2606.08606 · v1 · pith:BXN3KDLInew · submitted 2026-06-07 · 🪐 quant-ph · cond-mat.stat-mech· cond-mat.str-el· hep-th

Hidden Conformal Boundary Data in Finite-Temperature Stabilizer Entropy

Reyhaneh Khasseh , M. A. Rajabpour This is my paper

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keywords stabilizer Renyi entropyfinite temperaturetransverse field Ising chainPfaffianeta quotientconformal boundary dataopen quantum spin chainsblock Toeplitz-Hankel
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The sum of absolute values of all square minors of the finite-temperature correlation matrix for the open Ising chain reduces exactly to a single Pfaffian whose crossover scaling is a level-eight eta quotient.

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The paper establishes that the finite-temperature stabilizer Rényi entropy at index one-half for open critical spin chains equals a sum over absolute values of minors of the correlation matrix. This exponentially large sum reduces exactly to one Pfaffian. The Pfaffian has a block Toeplitz-Hankel form that permits exact asymptotic analysis in different thermal regimes. In the window where inverse temperature scales with system size the entropy separates into an extensive saturated term plus a universal finite-size function that is a level-eight eta quotient instead of the usual free-boundary Majorana factor. This deviation is invisible at low temperature but governs the high-temperature crossover and encodes hidden defect-like conformal boundary information.

Core claim

The exponentially large sum over absolute values of all square minors of the finite-temperature correlation matrix is exactly equal to a single Pfaffian. This Pfaffian representation exposes a block Toeplitz-Hankel structure whose large-size scaling in the inverse-temperature-proportional-to-size crossover window factorizes into a saturated extensive contribution and a universal finite-size scaling function that is a level-eight eta quotient rather than the ordinary free-boundary Majorana thermal factor. The deviation from the standard factor is exponentially small at low temperature but controls the high-temperature crossover and supplies a Cardy-like asymptotic for the spectrum of Pauli-st

What carries the argument

Exact reduction of the sum of absolute values of all square minors of the correlation matrix to a single Pfaffian, followed by block Toeplitz-Hankel analysis that identifies the scaling function as a level-eight eta quotient.

If this is right

  • The stabilizer entropy factorizes into saturated extensive and universal finite-size parts when inverse temperature is proportional to system size.
  • The universal scaling function is a level-eight eta quotient rather than the ordinary free-boundary Majorana thermal factor.
  • The deviation is exponentially hidden at low temperature but dominates the high-temperature crossover.
  • The high-temperature crossover yields a Cardy-like asymptotic for the Pauli-string expectation-weight spectrum.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

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

  • The Pfaffian reduction may extend to other free-fermion observables whose correlation matrices admit similar minor-sum representations.
  • The level-eight eta quotient points to a boundary condition whose conformal data appears only in this particular combination of thermal and stabilizer quantities.
  • At high temperature the Pauli-string weight spectrum may be measurable in quantum simulators as an independent check on the asymptotic form.

Load-bearing premise

The sum over absolute values of all square minors of the finite-temperature correlation matrix reduces exactly to a single Pfaffian without requiring additional model-specific cancellations.

What would settle it

Direct numerical computation of the sum of absolute values of minors for small open Ising chains at finite temperature and comparison with the value of the corresponding Pfaffian.

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We study the finite-temperature stabilizer R\'enyi entropy of the open critical quantum spin chains. At R\'enyi index one half, this observable probes the distribution of thermal Pauli-string expectation values and can be written as a sum over absolute values of all square minors of a finite-temperature correlation matrix for the transverse-field Ising chain. We show that this exponentially large sum is exactly reducible to a single Pfaffian. The Pfaffian representation reveals a block Toeplitz--Hankel structure and allows us to extract the large-size scaling in several thermal regimes. In the crossover window where the inverse temperature is proportional to the system size, the stabilizer entropy factorizes into a saturated extensive contribution and a universal finite-size scaling function. We find that this scaling function is a level-eight eta quotient, rather than the ordinary free-boundary Majorana thermal factor. The deviation is exponentially hidden at low temperature but controls the high-temperature crossover, where it gives a Cardy-like asymptotic for the Pauli-string expectation-weight spectrum. These results show that finite-temperature stabilizer entropy reveals hidden defect-like conformal data invisible to ordinary thermodynamic probes.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript investigates the finite-temperature stabilizer Rényi entropy of open critical quantum spin chains, particularly the transverse-field Ising model. It asserts that at Rényi index one half, this entropy, which is a sum over absolute values of all square minors of the finite-temperature correlation matrix, reduces exactly to a single Pfaffian. This reduction reveals a block Toeplitz-Hankel structure, enabling the analysis of large-size scaling. In the regime where the inverse temperature is proportional to the system size, the entropy factorizes into a saturated extensive contribution and a universal finite-size scaling function identified as a level-eight eta quotient, which deviates from the ordinary free-boundary Majorana thermal factor and reveals hidden conformal boundary data.

Significance. If the Pfaffian reduction is rigorously established, the work is significant for providing an exact analytical handle on a complex sum that encodes the distribution of thermal Pauli-string expectation values. The discovery of a level-eight eta quotient in the crossover regime suggests that stabilizer entropy can access conformal data associated with boundaries or defects that are not apparent in standard thermodynamic quantities. This could have implications for understanding finite-temperature effects in quantum many-body systems and the role of stabilizer entropy as a probe of universal physics. The exact nature of the reduction, if proven without approximations, would strengthen the results considerably.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract and §3] Abstract and §3 (Pfaffian reduction): The assertion that the exponentially large sum over absolute values of square minors of the correlation matrix is exactly reducible to a single Pfaffian lacks the explicit algebraic identity, derivation steps, or small-L numerical verification; this is load-bearing for the block Toeplitz-Hankel structure, the factorization claim, and the subsequent eta-quotient identification.
  2. [§5] §5 (crossover window analysis): The factorization into a saturated extensive contribution plus a universal finite-size scaling function given by a level-eight eta quotient (rather than the ordinary free-boundary Majorana factor) depends directly on the validity of the Pfaffian reduction without residual cancellations; the absence of confirmation for this identity leaves the claim of hidden conformal boundary data unsupported.
minor comments (1)
  1. [Notation and definitions] The notation for the finite-temperature correlation matrix and the precise definition of the square minors should be stated explicitly with an equation reference to improve clarity and reproducibility.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their thorough review and for identifying the need for more explicit details on the Pfaffian reduction, which is indeed central to our claims. We will address these points by adding the required derivations and verifications in the revised manuscript.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract and §3] Abstract and §3 (Pfaffian reduction): The assertion that the exponentially large sum over absolute values of square minors of the correlation matrix is exactly reducible to a single Pfaffian lacks the explicit algebraic identity, derivation steps, or small-L numerical verification; this is load-bearing for the block Toeplitz-Hankel structure, the factorization claim, and the subsequent eta-quotient identification.

    Authors: We agree with the referee that the manuscript would benefit from a more detailed presentation of the Pfaffian reduction. In the revised version, we will insert a dedicated subsection in §3 providing the explicit algebraic identity that equates the sum over absolute values of square minors to the Pfaffian. This will include the step-by-step derivation based on the properties of the correlation matrix for the transverse-field Ising model. Furthermore, we will add a new figure or table showing numerical agreement between the direct sum and the Pfaffian for small system sizes (e.g., L ≤ 10) at various temperatures to verify the exact reduction without approximations. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [§5] §5 (crossover window analysis): The factorization into a saturated extensive contribution plus a universal finite-size scaling function given by a level-eight eta quotient (rather than the ordinary free-boundary Majorana factor) depends directly on the validity of the Pfaffian reduction without residual cancellations; the absence of confirmation for this identity leaves the claim of hidden conformal boundary data unsupported.

    Authors: The referee correctly notes the dependence on the Pfaffian reduction. Once the explicit derivation and numerical verification are included as described above, the factorization in the crossover regime will be rigorously supported, confirming that there are no residual cancellations affecting the scaling function. We will also expand §5 to explicitly state how the block Toeplitz-Hankel structure leads to the eta quotient identification, and contrast it with the free-boundary case to highlight the hidden conformal data. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: Pfaffian reduction presented as model-derived identity, not tautology or self-citation.

full rationale

The paper asserts an exact algebraic reduction of the sum of absolute square-minor determinants to a single Pfaffian for the open TFIM finite-temperature correlation matrix. This is framed as a mathematical identity enabling subsequent Toeplitz-Hankel and eta-quotient analysis, rather than a fitted parameter, self-defined quantity, or load-bearing self-citation. No equations in the abstract or described chain reduce the claimed result to its own inputs by construction. The derivation chain remains self-contained against external algebraic verification; the reduction stands or falls independently of the later scaling claims.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on standard properties of Pfaffians applied to the correlation matrix of the transverse-field Ising chain; no free parameters or new entities are introduced in the abstract.

axioms (2)
  • standard math The sum of absolute values of all square minors of a skew-symmetric matrix equals the Pfaffian of that matrix.
    Invoked to collapse the exponentially large sum to a single Pfaffian.
  • domain assumption The finite-temperature correlation matrix of the open transverse-field Ising chain possesses a block Toeplitz-Hankel structure.
    Required for extracting the large-size scaling and identifying the eta quotient.

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