Entanglement Transitions in Noisy Quantum Circuits on Trees

• Main Authors: Ravindranath, Vikram, Han, Yiqiu, Chen, Xiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 06.03.2025
• Subjects: Physics - Quantum Physics; Physics - Statistical Mechanics
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2503.05027

Decoherence is ubiquitous, and poses a significant impediment to the observation of quantum phenomena, such as the measurement-induced entanglement phase transition (MIPT). In this work, we study entanglement transitions in quantum circuits on trees, subject to both noise and measurements. We uncover a rich phase diagram that describes the ability of a tree quantum circuit to retain quantum or classical information in the presence of decoherence. By developing a mapping between the dynamics of information on the tree to a classical Markov process -- also defined on the tree -- we obtain exact solutions to the entanglement transitions displayed by the circuit under various noise and measurement strengths. Moreover, we find a host of phenomena, including the MIPT, which are robust to decoherence. The analytical tractability facilitated by the method developed in this paper showcases the first example of an exactly solvable noise-robust MIPT, and holds promise for studies on broader, tree-like circuits.