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Symmetry-Protected Topological relationship between $SU(3)$ and $SU(2)\times{U(1)}$ in Two Dimension

Other Condensed Matter 2021-01-12 v1

Abstract

Symmetry-protected topological (SPT)\left(SPT\right) phases are gapped short-range entangled states with symmetry GG, which can be systematically described by group cohomology theory. SU(3)SU(3) and SU(2)×U(1)SU(2)\times{U(1)} are considered as the basic groups of Quantum Chromodynamics and Weak-Electromagnetic unification, respectively. In two dimension (2D)(2D), nonlinear-sigma models with a quantized topological Theta term can be used to describe nontrivial SPT phases. By coupling the system to a probe field and integrating out the group variables, the Theta term becomes the effective action of Chern-Simons theory which can derive the response current density. As a result, the current shows a spin Hall effect, and the quantized number of the spin Hall conductance of SPT phases SU(3)SU(3) and SU(2)×U(1)SU(2)\times{U(1)} are same. In addition, relationships between SU(3)SU(3) and SU(2)×U(1)SU(2)\times{U(1)} which maps SU(3)SU(3) to SU(2)SU(2) with a rotation U(1)U(1) will be given.

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@article{arxiv.2101.03359,
  title  = {Symmetry-Protected Topological relationship between $SU(3)$ and $SU(2)\times{U(1)}$ in Two Dimension},
  author = {Ning Wang and Qiao Zhuang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.03359},
  year   = {2021}
}