The genus-2 handlebody representation conjecture for the Clifford orbit of W2W_2

Let W2W_2 denote the two-anyon-pair state, and let Σ2\Sigma_2 be a genus-22 handlebody. The Clifford group orbit of W2W_2 is represented by removing two solid tori from the interior of Σ2\Sigma_2. Handlebody representation conjecture. A Dehn twist is implemented on each genus-11 component of Σ2\Sigma_2. This conjecture proposes a topological realization of Clifford evolution in SU(2)1SU(2)_1 Chern–Simons theory, relating the Clifford orbit of the state to Dehn-twist operations on the corresponding genus-22 handlebody. The supplied text does not state whether the conjecture has been proved or disproved.

Sources & referencesView supporting material

Primary source

William Munizzi and Howard J. Schnitzer, “Topological Preparation of Non-Stabilizer States and Clifford Evolution in SU(2)_1 Chern-Simons Theory”, arXiv:2510.15067 (2026).

Progress summary

Never refreshed

Nothing recorded yet. Refresh searches the literature and the public web for attempts on this problem, and writes the first summary here.

Solutions 0

No solutions have been posted yet.