Topological operators and completeness of spectrum in discrete gauge theories

T Rudelius, SH Shao - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2020 - Springer
A bstract In many gauge theories, the existence of particles in every representation of the
gauge group (also known as completeness of the spectrum) is equivalent to the absence of …

Fermionic finite-group gauge theories and interacting symmetric/crystalline orders via cobordisms

M Guo, K Ohmori, P Putrov, Z Wan, J Wang - … in Mathematical Physics, 2020 - Springer
We formulate a family of spin Topological Quantum Field Theories (spin-TQFTs) as fermionic
generalization of bosonic Dijkgraaf–Witten TQFTs. They are obtained by gauging G …

Construction and classification of symmetry-protected topological phases in interacting fermion systems

QR Wang, ZC Gu - Physical Review X, 2020 - APS
The classification and lattice model construction of symmetry-protected topological (SPT)
phases in interacting fermion systems are very interesting but challenging. In this paper, we …

Non-Abelian hybrid fracton orders

N Tantivasadakarn, W Ji, S Vijay - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
We introduce lattice gauge theories which describe three-dimensional, gapped quantum
phases exhibiting the phenomenology of both conventional three-dimensional topological …

Quantum 4d Yang-Mills theory and time-reversal symmetric 5d higher-gauge topological field theory

Z Wan, J Wang, Y Zheng - Physical Review D, 2019 - APS
We explore various 4d Yang-Mills gauge theories (YM) living as boundary conditions of 5d
gapped short-/long-range entangled (SRE/LRE) topological states. Specifically, we explore …

Fusion rules and shrinking rules of topological orders in five dimensions

Y Huang, ZF Zhang, P Ye - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023 - Springer
A bstract As a series of work about 5D (spacetime) topological orders, here we employ the
path-integral formalism of 5D topological quantum field theory (TQFT) established in Zhang …

String condensation and topological holography for 2+ 1D gapless SPT

R Wen - arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.05801, 2024 - arxiv.org
The theory of anyon condensation is the foundation of the bulk-boundary relation and
topological holography in 2+ 1D/1+ 1D. It is believed string condensation should replace …

Hybrid fracton phases: Parent orders for liquid and nonliquid quantum phases

N Tantivasadakarn, W Ji, S Vijay - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
We introduce hybrid fracton orders: three-dimensional gapped quantum phases that exhibit
the phenomenology of both conventional three-dimensional topological orders and fracton …

Continuum field theory of three-dimensional topological orders with emergent fermions and braiding statistics

ZF Zhang, QR Wang, P Ye - Physical Review Research, 2023 - APS
Universal topological data of topologically ordered phases can be captured by topological
quantum field theory in continuous space time by taking the limit of low energies and long …

Theory of oblique topological insulators

B Moy, H Goldman, R Sohal, E Fradkin - SciPost Physics, 2023 - scipost.org
A long-standing problem in the study of topological phases of matter has been to understand
the types of fractional topological insulator (FTI) phases possible in 3+ 1 dimensions. Unlike …