Fusing Binary Interface Defects in Topological Phases: The $\operatorname{Vec}(\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z})$ case
Quantum Algebra
2020-01-06 v3 Strongly Correlated Electrons
Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Quantum Physics
Abstract
A binary interface defect is any interface between two (not necessarily invertible) domain walls. We compute all possible binary interface defects in Kitaev's model and all possible fusions between them. Our methods can be applied to any Levin-Wen model. We also give physical interpretations for each of the defects in the model. These physical interpretations provide a new graphical calculus which can be used to compute defect fusion.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1810.09469,
title = {Fusing Binary Interface Defects in Topological Phases: The $\operatorname{Vec}(\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z})$ case},
author = {Jacob C. Bridgeman and Daniel Barter and Corey Jones},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.09469},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
27+10 pages, 2+5 tables, comments welcome