Locally equivalent quasifree states and index theory

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Abstract: We consider quasifree ground states of Araki's self-dual CAR algebra from the viewpoint of index theory and symmetry protected topological (SPT) phases. We first review how Clifford module indices characterise a topological obstruction to connect pairs of symmetric gapped ground states. This construction is then generalised to give invariants in KOast(Amathfrakr) with A a C,mathfrakr-algebra of allowed deformations. When A=C(X), the Roe algebra of a coarse space X, and we restrict to gapped ground states that are locally equivalent with respect X, a K-homology class is also constructed. The coarse assembly map relates these two classes and clarifies the relevance of K-homology to free-fermionic SPT phases.



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