Asymptotic correlations in gapped and critical topological phases of 1D quantum systems

DOI10.1007/S10955-019-02257-9zbMATH Open1426.82075arXiv1805.06904OpenAlexW3104877900WikidataQ128088743 ScholiaQ128088743MaRDI QIDQ2315151FDOQ2315151

Authors: Nick G. Jones, R. Verresen 

Publication date: 1 August 2019

Published in: Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Topological phases protected by symmetry can occur in gapped and---surprisingly---in critical systems. We consider non-interacting fermions in one dimension with spinless time-reversal symmetry. It is known that the phases are classified by a topological invariant $omega$ and a central charge $c$. We investigate the correlations of string operators, giving insight into the interplay between topology and criticality. In the gapped phases, these non-local string order parameters allow us to extract $omega$. Remarkably, ratios of correlation lengths are universal. In the critical phases, the scaling dimensions of these operators serve as an order parameter, encoding $omega$ and $c$. We derive exact asymptotics of these correlation functions using Toeplitz determinant theory. We include physical discussion, e.g., relating lattice operators to the conformal field theory. Moreover, we discuss the dual spin chains. Using the aforementioned universality, the topological invariant of the spin chain can be obtained from correlations of local observables.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.06904

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zbMATH Keywords

conformal field theoryToeplitz determinantsuniversalitytopological insulatorssymmetry-protected topological phases

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Determinants, permanents, traces, other special matrix functions (15A15) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Dynamic and nonequilibrium phase transitions (general) in statistical mechanics (82C26) Statistical mechanics of superconductors (82D55) Dynamic critical phenomena in statistical mechanics (82C27)

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