Gapped quantum systems: from higher-dimensional Lieb-Schultz-Mattis to the quantum Hall effect

DOI10.4171/ICM2022/54arXiv2111.01854MaRDI QIDQ6200716FDOQ6200716

Authors: M. B. Hastings 

Publication date: 24 March 2024

Published in: International Congress of Mathematicians (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider many-body quantum systems on a finite lattice, where the Hilbert space is the tensor product of finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces associated with each site, and where the Hamiltonian of the system is a sum of local terms. We are interested in proving uniform bounds on various properties as the size of the lattice tends to infinity. An important case is when there is a spectral gap between the lowest state(s) and the rest of the spectrum which persists in this limit, corresponding to what physicists call a ``phase of matter". Here, the combination of elementary Fourier analysis with the technique of Lieb-Robinson bounds (bounds on the velocity of propagation) is surprisingly powerful. We use this to prove exponential decay of connected correlation functions, a higher-dimensional Lieb-Schultz-Mattis theorem, and a Hall conductance quantization theorem for interacting electrons with disorder.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.01854

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum Hall effectLieb-Robinson bounds

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Many-body theory; quantum Hall effect (81V70) Quantum dynamics and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82C10) Quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B10)

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