Twisted Quantum Double Model of Topological Phases in Two--Dimension

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVB.87.125114arXiv1211.3695MaRDI QIDQ6237189FDOQ6237189

Authors: Yuting Hu, Yidun Wan, Yong-Shi Wu 

Publication date: 15 November 2012

Abstract: We propose a new discrete model---the twisted quantum double model---of 2D topological phases based on a finite group $G$ and a 3-cocycle $alpha$ over $G$. The detailed properties of the ground states are studied, and we find that the ground--state subspace can be characterized in terms of the twisted quantum double $D^{alpha}(G)$ of $G$. When $alpha$ is the trivial 3-cocycle, the model becomes Kitaev's quantum double model based on the finite group $G$, in which the elementary excitations are known to be classified by the quantum double $D(G)$ of $G$. Our model can be viewed as a Hamiltonian extension of the Dijkgraaf--Witten topological gauge theories to the discrete graph case with gauge group being a finite group. We also demonstrate a duality between a large class of Levin-Wen string-net models and certain twisted quantum double models, by mapping the string--net 6j symbols to the corresponding 3-cocycles. The paper is presented in a way such that it is accessible to a wide range of physicists.

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