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Coupled Wire Model of $Z_2 \times Z_2$ Orbifold Quantum Hall States

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2020-03-11 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

We construct a coupled wire model for a sequence of non-Abelian quantum Hall states occurring at filling factors ν=2/(2M+q)\nu=2/(2M+q) with integers MM and even(odd) integers qq for fermionic(bosonic) states. They are termed Z2×Z2Z_2 \times Z_2 orbifold states, which have a topological order with a neutral sector described by the c=1c=1 orbifold conformal field theory (CFT) at radius Rorbifold=p/2R_{\rm orbifold}=\sqrt{p/2} with even integers pp. When p=2p=2, the state can be viewed as two decoupled layers of Moore-Read (MR) state, whose neutral sector is described by the Ising ×\times Ising CFT and contains a Z2×Z2Z_2 \times Z_2 fusion subalgebra. We demonstrate that orbifold states with p>2p>2, also containing a Z2×Z2Z_2 \times Z_2 fusion algebra, can be obtained by coupling together an array of MR ×\times MR wires through local interactions. The corresponding charge spectrum of quasiparticles is also examined. The orbifold states constructed here are complementary to the Z4Z_4 orbifold states, whose neutral edge theory is described by orbifold CFT with odd integer pp and contains a Z4Z_4 fusion algebra.

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@article{arxiv.1912.01034,
  title  = {Coupled Wire Model of $Z_2 \times Z_2$ Orbifold Quantum Hall States},
  author = {Pok Man Tam and Yichen Hu and Charles L. Kane},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.01034},
  year   = {2020}
}

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12 pages, 4 figures