It is well-known (see [1]) that for a Heisenberg magnet symmetry operators and symmetry classes can be defined in a very similar way as for tensors (see e.g. [2, 3, 4]). Newer papers which consider the action of permutations on the Hilbert space Ti of the Heisenberg magnet are [5, 6, 7, 8]. We define symmetry classes and commutation symmetries in the Hilbert space H of the 1D spin-1/2 Heisenberg magnetic ring with N sites and investigate them by means of tools from the representation theory of symmetric groups C[ S N ] such as decompositions of ideals of the group ring C[ S N ], idempotents of C[ S N ], discrete Fourier transforms of S N , Littlewood-Richardson products. In particular, we determine smallest symmetry classes and stability subgroups of both single eigenvectors v and subspaces U of eigenvectors of the Hamiltonian H of the magnet. Expectedly, the symmetry classes defined by stability subgroups of v or U are bigger than the corresponding smallest symmetry classes of v or U , respectively. The determination of the smallest symmetry class for U bases on an algorithm which calculates explicitely a generating idempotent for a non-direct sum of right ideals of C[ S N ]. Let U (r1,r2) μ be a subspace of eigenvectors of a fixed eigenvalue μ of H with weight ( r 1 , r 2 ). If one determines the smallest symmetry class for every v U (r1,r2) μ then one can observe jumps of the symmetry behaviour. For "generic" v U (r1,r2) μ all smallest symmetry classes have the same maximal dimension d and 'structure'. But U (r1,r2) μ can contain linear subspaces on which the dimension of the smallest symmetry class of v jumps to a value smaller than d. Then the stability subgroup of v can increase. We can calculate such jumps explicitely. In our investigations we use computer calculations by means of the Mathematica packages PERMS and HRing.
Abstract If we imagine a Hamiltonian, H^(r1,r2), describing two identical particles at positions r1 and r2 and then we interchange the particles, the Hamiltonian will be unaffected, i.e. H^(r1,r2)=H^(r2,r1). If we introduce an exchange operator P^r1,r2 such that P^r1,r2H^(r1,r2)=H^(r2,r1)P^r1,r2=H^(r1,r2)P^r1,r2, we see that they commute, or [P^r1,r2,H^(r1,r2)]=0. We know then that P^r1,r2andH^(r1,r2) have common eigenfunctions. We can then easily show that the eigenfunctions of the exchange operator must be either even or odd. Experiments show that odd exchange symmetry corresponds to half-integer spin particles called fermions, while even exchange symmetry corresponds to integer spin particles called bosons. The notes then discuss the implications of the new postulate and then presents the Heitler–London theory and the Heisenberg exchange Hamiltonian which has been so successful in predicting molecular structure.
Version 2.1: Extended experimental analysis comparing coherence decay of GHZ, W, and product states on IBM Heron quantum processors (r1, r2, r3). Key findings:- GHZ states decay 2.4–13.8× slower than product states across three processor generations- Dynamical decoupling with virtual Z-pulses (DD-Z) provides marginal improvement (+0.6%), while physical X-pulses (DD-X) degrade coherence by -24.4%- W-state performance is architecture-dependent: superior on r1/r3, inferior on r2- Weak non-Markovian noise signatures detected at 5 µs delay window This version extends v1.0 (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18274447) with W-state analysis, comprehensive DD protocol testing, and the DD-Z vs DD-X discovery. Backends: ibm_torino (r1), ibm_fez (r2), ibm_boston (r3)Configuration: 3-5 qubits, 4000 shots, delays 0-100,000 dt