Symmetry is conventionally described in a polarized manner that the system is either completely symmetric or completely asymmetric.Using group theoretical approach to overcome this dichotomous problem,we introduce the...Symmetry is conventionally described in a polarized manner that the system is either completely symmetric or completely asymmetric.Using group theoretical approach to overcome this dichotomous problem,we introduce the degree of symmetry(DoS) as a non-negative continuous number ranging from zero to unity.Do S is defined through an average of the fidelity deviations of Hamiltonian or quantum state over its transformation group G,and thus is computable by making use of the completeness relations of the irreducible representations of G.The monotonicity of Do S can effectively probe the extended group for accidental degeneracy while its multi-valued natures characterize some(spontaneous) symmetry breaking.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11421063,11534002,11475254the National 973Program under Grant Nos.2014CB921403,2012CB922104,and 2014CB921202
文摘Symmetry is conventionally described in a polarized manner that the system is either completely symmetric or completely asymmetric.Using group theoretical approach to overcome this dichotomous problem,we introduce the degree of symmetry(DoS) as a non-negative continuous number ranging from zero to unity.Do S is defined through an average of the fidelity deviations of Hamiltonian or quantum state over its transformation group G,and thus is computable by making use of the completeness relations of the irreducible representations of G.The monotonicity of Do S can effectively probe the extended group for accidental degeneracy while its multi-valued natures characterize some(spontaneous) symmetry breaking.
