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A Gapless Phase with Haagerup Symmetry

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-06-16 v4 Strongly Correlated Electrons Mathematical Physics Category Theory math.MP Quantum Algebra

Abstract

We construct a (1+1)d gapless theory which has Haagerup H3\mathcal{H}_3 symmetry. The construction relies on the recent exploration of the categorical Landau paradigm applied to fusion category symmetries. First, using the Symmetry Topological Field Theory, we construct all gapped phases with Haagerup symmetry. Extending this construction to gapless phases, we study the second order phase transition between gapped phases, and determine analytically a Haagerup-symmetric conformal field theory. This is given in terms of two copies of the three-state Potts model, on which we realise the full H3\mathcal{H}_3 symmetry action and determine the relevant deformations to the H3\mathcal{H}_3-symmetric gapped phases. This continuum analysis is corroborated by a lattice model construction of the gapped and gapless phases, using the anyon chain.

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@article{arxiv.2410.19040,
  title  = {A Gapless Phase with Haagerup Symmetry},
  author = {Lea E. Bottini and Sakura Schafer-Nameki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.19040},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

11 pages + appendices, 2 figures; v2: references added; v3: published version

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