Simple-current algebra constructions of 2+1-dimensional topological orders

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作者
Schoutens, Kareljan [1 ]
Wen, Xiao-Gang [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Amsterdam, Inst Theoret Phys, NL-1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands
[2] MIT, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[3] Perimeter Inst Theoret Phys, Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y5, Canada
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
OPERATOR PRODUCT ALGEBRA; QUANTUM HALL STATES; EDGE EXCITATIONS; CLASSIFICATION;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.93.045109
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Self-consistent (non-) Abelian statistics in 2+1 dimensions (2+1D) are classified by modular tensor categories (MTCs). In recent works, a simplified axiomatic approach to MTCs, based on fusion coefficients N-k(ij) and spins s(i), was proposed. A numerical search based on these axioms led to a list of possible (non-) Abelian statistics, with rank up to N = 7. However, there is no guarantee that all solutions to the simplified axioms are consistent and can be realized by bosonic physical systems. In this paper, we use simple-current algebra to address this issue. We explicitly construct many-body wave functions, aiming to realize the entries in the list (i.e., realize their fusion coefficients N-k(ij) and spins s(i)). We find that all entries can be constructed by simple-current algebra plus conjugation under time-reversal symmetry. This supports the conjecture that simple-current algebra is a general approach that allows us to construct all (non-) Abelian statistics in 2+1D. It also suggests that the simplified theory based on (N-k(ij), s(i)) is a classifying theory at least for simple bosonic 2+1D topological orders (up to invertible topological orders).
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