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| author | Oh, Yun-Tak Lee, Hyun-Yong |
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| contents | We investigate the topological phase transitions of the deformed $\mathbb{Z}_3$ toric code, constructed by applying local deformations to the $\mathbb{Z}_3$ cluster state followed by projective measurements. Using the loop-gas and net configuration framework, we map the wavefunction norm to classical partition functions: the $Q=3$ Potts model for single-parameter deformations and a novel $\mathbb{Z}_3$ generalization of the Ashkin-Teller model (AT$_3$) for the general two-parameter case. The phase diagram, obtained via the projected entangled pair state (PEPS) representation and the variational uniform matrix product state (VUMPS) method, exhibits three phases -- the toric code phase, an $e$-confined phase, and an $e$-condensed phase -- separated by critical lines with central charges $c=4/5$ ($\mathbb{Z}_3$ parafermion conformal field theory) and $c=8/5$, along with isolated antiferromagnetic critical points at $c=1$ ($\mathbb{Z}_4$ parafermion conformal field theory). At these critical points, the system reduces to a square ice model with an emergent $U(1)$ 1-form symmetry, exhibiting Hilbert space fragmentation and quantum many-body scar states. Unlike the $\mathbb{Z}_2$ case, the absence of a sign-change duality leads to a richer phase structure. |
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| spellingShingle | Topological phase transition of deformed ${\mathbb Z}_3$ toric code Oh, Yun-Tak Lee, Hyun-Yong Quantum Physics Statistical Mechanics We investigate the topological phase transitions of the deformed $\mathbb{Z}_3$ toric code, constructed by applying local deformations to the $\mathbb{Z}_3$ cluster state followed by projective measurements. Using the loop-gas and net configuration framework, we map the wavefunction norm to classical partition functions: the $Q=3$ Potts model for single-parameter deformations and a novel $\mathbb{Z}_3$ generalization of the Ashkin-Teller model (AT$_3$) for the general two-parameter case. The phase diagram, obtained via the projected entangled pair state (PEPS) representation and the variational uniform matrix product state (VUMPS) method, exhibits three phases -- the toric code phase, an $e$-confined phase, and an $e$-condensed phase -- separated by critical lines with central charges $c=4/5$ ($\mathbb{Z}_3$ parafermion conformal field theory) and $c=8/5$, along with isolated antiferromagnetic critical points at $c=1$ ($\mathbb{Z}_4$ parafermion conformal field theory). At these critical points, the system reduces to a square ice model with an emergent $U(1)$ 1-form symmetry, exhibiting Hilbert space fragmentation and quantum many-body scar states. Unlike the $\mathbb{Z}_2$ case, the absence of a sign-change duality leads to a richer phase structure. |
| title | Topological phase transition of deformed ${\mathbb Z}_3$ toric code |
| topic | Quantum Physics Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.09107 |