The category of anyon sectors for non-abelian quantum double models

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Auteurs principaux: Bols, Alex, Hamdan, Mahdie, Naaijkens, Pieter, Vadnerkar, Siddharth
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author Bols, Alex
Hamdan, Mahdie
Naaijkens, Pieter
Vadnerkar, Siddharth
author_facet Bols, Alex
Hamdan, Mahdie
Naaijkens, Pieter
Vadnerkar, Siddharth
contents We study Kitaev's quantum double model for arbitrary finite gauge group in infinite volume, using an operator-algebraic approach. The quantum double model hosts anyonic excitations which can be identified with equivalence classes of `localized and transportable endomorphisms', which produce anyonic excitations from the ground state. Following the Doplicher--Haag--Roberts (DHR) sector theory from AQFT, we organize these endomorphisms into a braided monoidal category capturing the fusion and braiding properties of the anyons. We show that this category is equivalent to $\mathrm{Rep}_f \mathcal{D}(G)$, the representation category of the quantum double of $G$. This establishes for the first time the full DHR structure for a class of 2d quantum lattice models with non-abelian anyons.
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spellingShingle The category of anyon sectors for non-abelian quantum double models
Bols, Alex
Hamdan, Mahdie
Naaijkens, Pieter
Vadnerkar, Siddharth
Mathematical Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Quantum Physics
We study Kitaev's quantum double model for arbitrary finite gauge group in infinite volume, using an operator-algebraic approach. The quantum double model hosts anyonic excitations which can be identified with equivalence classes of `localized and transportable endomorphisms', which produce anyonic excitations from the ground state. Following the Doplicher--Haag--Roberts (DHR) sector theory from AQFT, we organize these endomorphisms into a braided monoidal category capturing the fusion and braiding properties of the anyons. We show that this category is equivalent to $\mathrm{Rep}_f \mathcal{D}(G)$, the representation category of the quantum double of $G$. This establishes for the first time the full DHR structure for a class of 2d quantum lattice models with non-abelian anyons.
title The category of anyon sectors for non-abelian quantum double models
topic Mathematical Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.15611