On Z₂-indices for ground states of fermionic chains

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Abstract: For parity-conserving fermionic chains, we review how to associate mathbbZ2-indices to ground states in finite systems with quadratic and higher-order interactions as well as to quasifree ground states on the infinite CAR algebra. It is shown that the mathbbZ2-valued spectral flow provides a topological obstruction for two systems to have the same mathbbZ2-index. A rudimentary definition of a mathbbZ2-phase label for a class of parity-invariant and pure ground states of the one-dimensional infinite CAR algebra is also provided. Ground states with differing phase labels cannot be connected without a closing of the spectral gap of the infinite GNS Hamiltonian.




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