Topological order in an exactly solvable 3D spin model (Q531296)

In the paper the authors analyze a spin model originally introduced by \textit{C. Chamon} [Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, No.~4, 040402 (2005)]. This is an exactly solvable spin model with six-qubit nearest-neighbor interactions on an face-centered cubic lattice whose ground space exhibits topological quantum order. The following results are obtained: complete classification of bulk excitations; lower bound on the weight of operators creating isolated monopoles; general formula for the ground space degeneracy on a 3-torus; subsystem encoding of a qubit using only closed rigid strings; proof of the zero-temperature stability.