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1+1d SPT phases with fusion category symmetry: interface modes and non-abelian Thouless pump

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2026-02-19 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Quantum Algebra Quantum Physics

Abstract

We consider symmetry protected topological (SPT) phases with finite non-invertible symmetry C\mathcal{C} in 1+1d. In particular, we investigate interfaces and parameterized families of them within the framework of matrix product states. After revealing how to extract the C\mathcal{C}-SPT invariant, we identify the algebraic structure of symmetry operators acting on the interface of two C\mathcal{C}-SPT phases. By studying the representation theory of this algebra, we show that there must be a degenerate interface mode between different C\mathcal{C}-SPT phases. This result generalizes the bulk-boundary correspondence for ordinary SPT phases. We then propose the classification of one-parameter families of C\mathcal{C}-SPT states based on the explicit construction of invariants of such families. Our invariant is identified with a non-abelian generalization of the Thouless charge pump, which is the pump of a local excitation within a C\mathcal{C}-SPT phase. Finally, by generalizing the results for one-parameter families of SPT phases, we conjecture the classification of general parameterized families of general gapped phases with finite non-invertible symmetries in both 1+1d and higher dimensions.

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@article{arxiv.2408.15960,
  title  = {1+1d SPT phases with fusion category symmetry: interface modes and non-abelian Thouless pump},
  author = {Kansei Inamura and Shuhei Ohyama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.15960},
  year   = {2026}
}

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90 pages; v2: typos fixed and references added