Gauge-covariant projected entangled paired states for interacting systems in a magnetic field
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| author | Tang, Wei Möller, Gunnar Verstraete, Frank Vanderstraeten, Laurens |
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| contents | The Hamiltonian for a system of itinerant particles on a two-dimensional lattice in a uniform magnetic field reduces the translational symmetry to a magnetic translation group, because of the need to choose a particular gauge for the vector potential. Nonetheless, in many situations all physical observables of the ground state remain entirely translation invariant. In this work, we introduce a projected entangled-pair state (PEPS) wavefunction with a pattern of virtual flux tensors, for which all physical expectation values are translation invariant by construction, possibly within an enlarged unit cell reflecting any symmetry breaking in the target state. Moreover, we show that the usual contraction and optimization methods for translation-invariant PEPS can be used, with the magnetic flux per plaquette only entering as a continuous parameter in the tensor network contractions. Therefore, our approach provides a method for simulating an interacting many-body system in a uniform magnetic field independently of the gauge choice for the vector potential and bypassing the need to consider extended magnetic unit cells. |
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| spellingShingle | Gauge-covariant projected entangled paired states for interacting systems in a magnetic field Tang, Wei Möller, Gunnar Verstraete, Frank Vanderstraeten, Laurens Quantum Physics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons The Hamiltonian for a system of itinerant particles on a two-dimensional lattice in a uniform magnetic field reduces the translational symmetry to a magnetic translation group, because of the need to choose a particular gauge for the vector potential. Nonetheless, in many situations all physical observables of the ground state remain entirely translation invariant. In this work, we introduce a projected entangled-pair state (PEPS) wavefunction with a pattern of virtual flux tensors, for which all physical expectation values are translation invariant by construction, possibly within an enlarged unit cell reflecting any symmetry breaking in the target state. Moreover, we show that the usual contraction and optimization methods for translation-invariant PEPS can be used, with the magnetic flux per plaquette only entering as a continuous parameter in the tensor network contractions. Therefore, our approach provides a method for simulating an interacting many-body system in a uniform magnetic field independently of the gauge choice for the vector potential and bypassing the need to consider extended magnetic unit cells. |
| title | Gauge-covariant projected entangled paired states for interacting systems in a magnetic field |
| topic | Quantum Physics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.24574 |