Information-theoretic principle of emergent 1-form symmetries
The research proposes that emergent 1-form symmetries arise from information theory: low-energy symmetries are preserved because microscopic operators remain decodable via quantum error correction (QEC). The loss of this symmetry marks an information-theoretic transition revealed by long-range entanglement. This framework allows for the detection of topological phase transitions and defines sharp boundaries between Higgs and confining regimes in lattice gauge theories.