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多扭折拓扑项和电荷束缚畴壁凝聚诱导的量子保护拓扑态:超越Chern-Simons/BF理论

Multi-kink topological terms and charge-binding domain-wall condensation induced symmetry-protected topological states: Beyond Chern-Simons/BF theory

Zheng-Cheng Gu, Juven C. Wang, Xiao-Gang Wen

摘要:

通过凝聚畴壁对离散对称破缺态进行量子无序化,可以得到平凡的对称绝缘体态。在这项工作中,我们表明,如果我们绑定一个一维表示的对称性(如电荷)的交叉点的几个域壁,凝聚这样的修改域壁可以导致一个非平凡的安全保护拓扑(SPT)状态。这一结果是通过证明修正畴壁凝聚态具有非平凡的SPT不变量--依赖于扭曲的配分函数而得到的。我们提出了两种不同的场论来描述上述的SPT态。第一种是Ginzburg-Landau型非线性西格玛模型理论,但增加了多扭结畴壁拓扑项。这种理论具有反常的$U^k(1)$对称性,但无反常的$Z_N^k$对称性。第二种是规范理论,它超越了Abelian Chern-Simons/BF规范理论。我们认为这两种场论在低能时是等价的。在耦合到对称扭曲之后,两个理论都产生了所需的SPT不变量。

英文摘要:

Quantum-disordering a discrete-symmetry breaking state by condensing domain-walls can lead to a trivial symmetric insulator state. In this work, we show that if we bind a 1D representation of the symmetry (such as a charge) to the intersection point of several domain walls, condensing such modified domain-walls can lead to a non-trivial symmetry-protected topological (SPT) state. This result is obtained by showing that the modified domain-wall condensed state has a non-trivial SPT invariant -- the symmetry-twist dependent partition function. We propose two different kinds of field theories that can describe the above mentioned SPT states. The first one is a Ginzburg-Landau-type non-linear sigma model theory, but with an additional multi-kink domain-wall topological term. Such theory has an anomalous $U^k(1)$ symmetry but an anomaly-free $Z_N^k$ symmetry. The second one is a gauge theory, which is beyond Abelian Chern-Simons/BF gauge theories. We argue that the two field theories are equivalent at low energies. After coupling to the symmetry twists, both theories produce the desired SPT invariant.

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