Noninvertible Symmetry-Enriched Quantum Critical Point

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Main Authors: Li, Linhao, Huang, Rui-Zhen, Cao, Weiguang
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author Li, Linhao
Huang, Rui-Zhen
Cao, Weiguang
author_facet Li, Linhao
Huang, Rui-Zhen
Cao, Weiguang
contents Noninvertible symmetry generalizes traditional group symmetries, advancing our understanding of quantum matter, especially one-dimensional gapped quantum systems. In critical lattice models, it is usually realized as emergent symmetries in the corresponding low-energy conformal field theories. In this work, we study critical lattice models with the noninvertible Rep($D_8$) symmetry in one dimension. This leads us to a new class of quantum critical points (QCP), noninvertible symmetry-enriched QCPs, as a generalization of known group symmetry-enriched QCPs. They are realized as phase transitions between one noninvertible symmetry-protected topological (SPT) phase and another different one or spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) phase. We identify their low-energy properties and topological features through the Kennedy-Tasaki (KT) duality transformation. We argue that distinct noninvertible symmetry-enriched QCPs can not be smoothly connected without a phase transition or a multi-critical point.
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spellingShingle Noninvertible Symmetry-Enriched Quantum Critical Point
Li, Linhao
Huang, Rui-Zhen
Cao, Weiguang
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Physics
Noninvertible symmetry generalizes traditional group symmetries, advancing our understanding of quantum matter, especially one-dimensional gapped quantum systems. In critical lattice models, it is usually realized as emergent symmetries in the corresponding low-energy conformal field theories. In this work, we study critical lattice models with the noninvertible Rep($D_8$) symmetry in one dimension. This leads us to a new class of quantum critical points (QCP), noninvertible symmetry-enriched QCPs, as a generalization of known group symmetry-enriched QCPs. They are realized as phase transitions between one noninvertible symmetry-protected topological (SPT) phase and another different one or spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) phase. We identify their low-energy properties and topological features through the Kennedy-Tasaki (KT) duality transformation. We argue that distinct noninvertible symmetry-enriched QCPs can not be smoothly connected without a phase transition or a multi-critical point.
title Noninvertible Symmetry-Enriched Quantum Critical Point
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.19034