1+1d SPT phases with fusion category symmetry: interface modes and non-abelian Thouless pump
Abstract
We consider symmetry protected topological (SPT) phases with finite non-invertible symmetry 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 -SPT invariant, we identify the algebraic structure of symmetry operators acting on the interface of two -SPT phases. By studying the representation theory of this algebra, we show that there must be a degenerate interface mode between different -SPT phases. This result generalizes the bulk-boundary correspondence for ordinary SPT phases. We then propose the classification of one-parameter families of -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 -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.
Cite
@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}
}
Comments
90 pages; v2: typos fixed and references added