Higher lattices, discrete two-dimensional holonomy and topological phases in (3 + 1)D with higher gauge symmetry
DOI10.1142/S0129055X20500117zbMath1444.81036arXiv1702.00868MaRDI QIDQ5128723
Zoltan Kadar, João Faria Martins, Paul P. Martin, Alex Bullivant, Marcos Calçada
Publication date: 25 October 2020
Published in: Reviews in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1702.00868
lattice gauge theory; crossed module; surface holonomy; topological quantum field theory; higher gauge theory; topological phases; topological quantum computing; Kitaev model
81T45: Topological field theories in quantum mechanics
82B20: Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics
81R05: Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations
57R56: Topological quantum field theories (aspects of differential topology)
53C29: Issues of holonomy in differential geometry
