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Exploring the phase diagram of $SU(2)_4$ strange correlator

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-02-21 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We investigate the phase diagram of a quantum many-body system constructed via the strange correlator approach, based on the non-Abelian SU(2)4SU(2)_4 fusion category, to probe topological phase transitions. Using tensor network methods, we numerically compute the half-infinite chain entanglement entropy derived from the dominant eigenvector of the transfer matrix and map the entropy across a spherical two-dimensional parameter space. Our results reveal a phase diagram significantly more complex than previously reported, including a gapless phase consistent with a conformal field theory (CFT) of central charge c=1c=1. Critical lines separating distinct phases are identified, with one such line bounding the CFT phase exhibiting a higher central charge c=2c=2, indicative of an unconventional critical regime.

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@article{arxiv.2502.14556,
  title  = {Exploring the phase diagram of $SU(2)_4$ strange correlator},
  author = {Ce Shen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.14556},
  year   = {2025}
}

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19 pages, 8 figures