nLab braid representation

Idea

A braid representation is a linear representation of a braid group.

In topological quantum computation on anyons, braid representations serve as quantum gates.

Examples

• Burau representation

Related concepts

• quantum Yang-Baxter equation

• braid group statistics (anyons)

• Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equation

• representation stability

References

Braid group representations (as topological quantum gates)

On linear representations of braid groups (see also at braid group statistics and interpretation as quantum gates in topological quantum computation):

• Ivan Marin, On the representation theory of braid groups, Annales mathématiques Blaise Pascal, 20 2 (2013) 193-260 (arXiv:math/0502118, dml:275607)

Review:

• Chen Ning Yang, M. L. Ge (eds.). Braid Group, Knot Theory and Statistical Mechanics, Advanced Series in Mathematical Physics 9, World Scientific (1991) $[$doi:10.1142/0796$]$

  (focus on quantum Yang-Baxter equation)

• Camilo Arias Abad, Introduction to representations of braid groups, Rev. colomb. mat. vol.49 no.1 (2015) (arXiv:1404.0724, doi:10.15446/recolma.v49n1.54160)

• Toshitake Kohno, Introduction to representation theory of braid groups, Peking 2018 (pdf, pdf)

in relation to modular tensor categories:

• Colleen Delaney, Lecture notes on modular tensor categories and braid group representations, 2019 (pdf, pdf)

Braid representations from the monodromy of the Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov connection on bundles of conformal blocks over configuration spaces of points:

• Ivan Todorov, Ludmil Hadjiivanov, Monodromy Representations of the Braid Group, Phys. Atom. Nucl. 64 (2001) 2059-2068; Yad.Fiz. 64 (2001) 2149-2158 $[$arXiv:hep-th/0012099, doi:10.1134/1.1432899$]$

• Ivan Marin, Sur les représentations de Krammer génériques, Annales de l’Institut Fourier, 57 6 (2007) 1883-1925 $[$numdam:AIF_2007__57_6_1883_0$]$

and understood in terms of anyon statistics:

• Xia Gu, Babak Haghighat, Yihua Liu, Ising- and Fibonacci-Anyons from KZ-equations, J. High Energ. Phys. 2022 15 (2022) [doi:10.1007/JHEP09(2022)015, arXiv:2112.07195]

Braid representations seen inside the topological K-theory of the braid group‘s classifying space:

• Alejandro Adem, Daniel C. Cohen, Frederick R. Cohen, On representations and K-theory of the braid groups, Math. Ann. 326 (2003) 515-542 (arXiv:math/0110138, doi:10.1007/s00208-003-0435-8)

• Frederick R. Cohen, Section 3 of: On braid groups, homotopy groups, and modular forms, in: J.M. Bryden (ed.), Advances in Topological Quantum Field Theory, Kluwer 2004, 275–288 (pdf)

See also:

• R. B. Zhang, Braid group representations arising from quantum supergroups with arbitrary $q$ and link polynomials, Journal of Mathematical Physics 33, 3918 (1992) (doi:10.1063/1.529840)

As quantum gates for topological quantum computation with anyons:

• Louis H. Kauffman, Samuel J. Lomonaco, Braiding Operators are Universal Quantum Gates, New Journal of Physics, Volume 6, January 2004 (arXiv:quant-ph/0401090, doi:10.1088/1367-2630/6/1/134)

• Samuel J. Lomonaco, Louis Kauffman, Topological Quantum Computing and the Jones Polynomial, Proc. SPIE 6244, Quantum Information and Computation IV, 62440Z (2006) (arXiv:quant-ph/0605004)

  (braid group representation serving as a topological quantum gate to compute the Jones polynomial)

• Louis H. Kauffman, Samuel J. Lomonaco, Topological quantum computing and $SU(2)$ braid group representations, Proceedings Volume 6976, Quantum Information and Computation VI; 69760M (2008) (doi:10.1117/12.778068, rg:228451452)

• C.-L. Ho, A.I. Solomon, C.-H.Oh, Quantum entanglement, unitary braid representation and Temperley-Lieb algebra, EPL 92 (2010) 30002 (arXiv:1011.6229)

• Louis H. Kauffman, Majorana Fermions and Representations of the Braid Group, International Journal of Modern Physics AVol. 33, No. 23, 1830023 (2018) (arXiv:1710.04650, doi:10.1142/S0217751X18300235)

• David Lovitz, Universal Braiding Quantum Gates [arXiv:2304.00710]

Introduction and review:

• Colleen Delaney, Eric C. Rowell, Zhenghan Wang, Local unitary representations of the braid group and their applications to quantum computing, Revista Colombiana de Matemáticas(2017), 50 (2):211 (arXiv:1604.06429, doi:10.15446/recolma.v50n2.62211)

• Eric C. Rowell, Braids, Motions and Topological Quantum Computing $[$arXiv:2208.11762$]$

Realization of Fibonacci anyons on quasicrystal-states:

• Marcelo Amaral, David Chester, Fang Fang, Klee Irwin, Exploiting Anyonic Behavior of Quasicrystals for Topological Quantum Computing, Symmetry 14 9 (2022) 1780 $[$arXiv:2207.08928, doi:10.3390/sym14091780$]$

Realization on supersymmetric spin chains:

• Indrajit Jana, Filippo Montorsi, Pramod Padmanabhan, Diego Trancanelli, Topological Quantum Computation on Supersymmetric Spin Chains $[$arXiv:2209.03822$]$