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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 Z/pZ\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z} 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 Z/pZ\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z} 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

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