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Detection of gapped phases of a one-dimensional spin chain with on-site and spatial symmetries

  • Stony Brook University

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Abstract

We investigate the phase diagram of a quantum spin-1 chain whose Hamiltonian is invariant under a global on-site A4, translation, and lattice inversion symmetries. We detect different gapped phases characterized by a symmetry protected topological (SPT) order and symmetry breaking using matrix product state order parameters. We observe a rich variety of phases of matter characterized by a combination of symmetry breaking and symmetry fractionalization and also the interplay between the on-site and spatial symmetries. Examples of continuous phase transitions directly between topologically nontrivial SPT phases are also observed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number045136
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume94
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 27 2016

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