207 research outputs found
Infinite Matrix Product States for long range SU(N) spin models
We construct 1D and 2D long-range SU(N) spin models as parent Hamiltonians
associated with infinite matrix product states. The latter are constructed from
correlators of primary fields in the SU(N) level 1 WZW model. Since the
resulting groundstates are of Gutzwiller-Jastrow type, our models can be
regarded as lattice discretizations of fractional quantum Hall systems. We then
focus on two specific types of 1D spin chains with spins located on the unit
circle, a uniform and an alternating arrangement. For an equidistant
distribution of identical spins we establish an explicit connection to the
SU(N) Haldane-Shastry model, thereby proving that the model is critical and
described by a SU(N) level 1 WZW model. In contrast, while turning out to be
critical as well, the alternating model can only be treated numerically. Our
numerical results rely on a reformulation of the original problem in terms of
loop models.Comment: 37 pages, 6 figure
Topological phases of fermions in one dimension
In this paper we show how the classification of topological phases in
insulators and superconductors is changed by interactions, in the case of 1D
systems. We focus on the TR-invariant Majorana chain (BDI symmetry class).
While the band classification yields an integer topological index , it is
known that phases characterized by values of in the same equivalence class
modulo 8 can be adiabatically transformed one to another by adding suitable
interaction terms. Here we show that the eight equivalence classes are distinct
and exhaustive, and provide a physical interpretation for the interacting
invariant modulo 8. The different phases realize different Altland-Zirnbauer
classes of the reduced density matrix for an entanglement bipartition into two
half-chains. We generalize these results to the classification of all one
dimensional gapped phases of fermionic systems with possible anti-unitary
symmetries, utilizing the algebraic framework of central extensions. We use
matrix product state methods to prove our results.Comment: 14 pages, 3 figures, v2: references adde
Novel families of AKLT states with arbitrary self-conjugate edge states
Using the Matrix Product State framework, we generalize the
Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tasaki (AKLT) construction to one-dimensional spin liquids
with global color symmetry, finite correlation lengths, and edge
states that can belong to any self-conjugate irreducible representation (irrep)
of . In particular, spin- AKLT states with edge
states of arbitrary spin are constructed, and a general
formula for their correlation length is given. Furthermore, we show how to
construct local parent Hamiltonians for which these AKLT states are unique
ground states. This enables us to study the stability of the edge states by
interpolating between exact AKLT Hamiltonians. As an example, in the case of
spin- physical degrees of freedom, it is shown that a quantum phase
transition of central charge separates the Symmetry Protected
Topological (SPT) phase with spin- edge states from a topologically
trivial phase with spin- edge states. We also address some specificities of
the generalization to with , in particular regarding the
construction of parent Hamiltonians. For the AKLT state of the
model with the -box symmetric representation, we prove that the edge states
are in the -dimensional adjoint irrep, and for the model with
adjoint irrep at each site, we are able to construct two different
reflection-symmetric AKLT Hamiltonians, each with a unique ground state which
is either even or odd under reflection symmetry and with edge states in the
adjoint irrep. Finally, examples of two-column and adjoint physical irreps for
with even and with edge states living in the antisymmetric
irrep with boxes are given, with a conjecture about the general formula
for their correlation lengths.Comment: 37 pages, 14 figures, 4 table
Topological Many-Body States in Quantum Antiferromagnets via Fuzzy Super-Geometry
Recent vigorous investigations of topological order have not only discovered
new topological states of matter but also shed new light to "already known"
topological states. One established example with topological order is the
valence bond solid (VBS) states in quantum antiferromagnets. The VBS states are
disordered spin liquids with no spontaneous symmetry breaking but most
typically manifest topological order known as hidden string order on 1D chain.
Interestingly, the VBS models are based on mathematics analogous to fuzzy
geometry. We review applications of the mathematics of fuzzy super-geometry in
the construction of supersymmetric versions of VBS (SVBS) states, and give a
pedagogical introduction of SVBS models and their properties [arXiv:0809.4885,
1105.3529, 1210.0299]. As concrete examples, we present detail analysis of
supersymmetric versions of SU(2) and SO(5) VBS states, i.e. UOSp(N|2) and
UOSp(N|4) SVBS states whose mathematics are closely related to fuzzy two- and
four-superspheres. The SVBS states are physically interpreted as hole-doped VBS
states with superconducting property that interpolate various VBS states
depending on value of a hole-doping parameter. The parent Hamiltonians for SVBS
states are explicitly constructed, and their gapped excitations are derived
within the single-mode approximation on 1D SVBS chains. Prominent features of
the SVBS chains are discussed in detail, such as a generalized string order
parameter and entanglement spectra. It is realized that the entanglement
spectra are at least doubly degenerate regardless of the parity of bulk
(super)spins. Stability of topological phase with supersymmetry is discussed
with emphasis on its relation to particular edge (super)spin states.Comment: Review article, 1+104 pages, 37 figures, published versio
Spinor bosons realization of the SU(3) Haldane phase with adjoint representation
The SU(3) Haldane phase with adjoint representation provides the simplest
non-trivial symmetry-protected topological phases in the SU() spin chains
for which a gapped system has been predicted. In this letter, I show how to
realize this phase in a two-species spinor Bose gas. The proposed system
consists of two intertwined species-dependent zigzag optical lattices with the
two species labeling the quark and antiquark states of SU(3) symmetry. The
Haldane phase is found connected to a position at which both the string order
and entanglement spectrum degeneracy are absent, signaling the appearance of a
critical point. I show how to understand this absence by a ground-state ansatz.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Mixed global anomalies and boundary conformal field theories
We consider the relation of mixed global gauge gravitational anomalies and
boundary conformal field theory in WZW models for simple Lie groups. The
discrete symmetries of consideration are the centers of the simple Lie groups.
These mixed anomalies prevent to gauge them i.e, take the orbifold by the
center. The absence of anomalies impose conditions on the levels of WZW models.
Next, we study the conformal boundary conditions for the original theories. We
consider the existence of a conformal boundary state invariant under the action
of the center. This also gives conditions on the levels of WZW models. By
considering the combined action of the center and charge conjugation on
boundary states, we reproduce the condition obtained in the orbifold analysis.Comment: 24pages, 1 figure, references adde
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