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A no-go theorem for the continuum limit of a periodic quantum spin chain

Operator Algebras 2017-09-13 v1 Mathematical Physics Group Theory Geometric Topology math.MP

Abstract

We show that the Hilbert space formed from a block spin renormalization construction of a cyclic quantum spin chain (based on the Temperley-Lieb algebra) does not support a chiral conformal field theory whose Hamiltonian generates translation on the circle as a continuous limit of the rotations on the lattice.

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@article{arxiv.1607.08769,
  title  = {A no-go theorem for the continuum limit of a periodic quantum spin chain},
  author = {Vaughan F. R. Jones},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1607.08769},
  year   = {2017}
}