Systematic Construction of Interfaces and Anomalous Boundaries for Fermionic Symmetry-Protected Topological Phases

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Main Authors: Loo, Kevin, Wang, Qing-Rui
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Wang, Qing-Rui
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Wang, Qing-Rui
contents We use the pullback trivialization technique to systematically construct gapped interfaces and anomalous boundaries for fermionic symmetry-protected topological (FSPT) states by extending their symmetry group $G_f = \mathbb{Z}_2^f \times_{ω_2} G$ to larger groups. These FSPT states may involve decoration layers of both Majorana chains and complex fermions. We derive general consistency formulas explicitly for (2+1)D and (3+1)D systems, where nontrivial twists arise from fermionic symmetric local unitaries or "gauge transformations" that ensure coboundaries vanish at the cochain level. Additionally, we present explicit example for a (3+1)D FSPT of symmetry group $G_f=\mathbb{Z}_2^f \times \mathbb{Z}_4 \times \mathbb{Z}_4$ with Majorana chain decorations.
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spellingShingle Systematic Construction of Interfaces and Anomalous Boundaries for Fermionic Symmetry-Protected Topological Phases
Loo, Kevin
Wang, Qing-Rui
Strongly Correlated Electrons
High Energy Physics - Theory
We use the pullback trivialization technique to systematically construct gapped interfaces and anomalous boundaries for fermionic symmetry-protected topological (FSPT) states by extending their symmetry group $G_f = \mathbb{Z}_2^f \times_{ω_2} G$ to larger groups. These FSPT states may involve decoration layers of both Majorana chains and complex fermions. We derive general consistency formulas explicitly for (2+1)D and (3+1)D systems, where nontrivial twists arise from fermionic symmetric local unitaries or "gauge transformations" that ensure coboundaries vanish at the cochain level. Additionally, we present explicit example for a (3+1)D FSPT of symmetry group $G_f=\mathbb{Z}_2^f \times \mathbb{Z}_4 \times \mathbb{Z}_4$ with Majorana chain decorations.
title Systematic Construction of Interfaces and Anomalous Boundaries for Fermionic Symmetry-Protected Topological Phases
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.18528