Cluster State as a Noninvertible Symmetry-Protected Topological Phase

S Seifnashri, SH Shao - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
We show that the standard 1+ 1 DZ 2× Z 2 cluster model has a noninvertible global
symmetry, described by the fusion category Rep (D 8). Therefore, the cluster state is not only …

Fusion category symmetry II: categoriosities at c= 1 and beyond

R Thorngren, Y Wang - arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.12577, 2021 - arxiv.org
We study generalized symmetries of quantum field theories in 1+ 1D generated by
topological defect lines with no inverse. This paper follows our companion paper on gapped …

Remarks on boundaries, anomalies, and noninvertible symmetries

Y Choi, BC Rayhaun, Y Sanghavi, SH Shao - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
What does it mean for a boundary condition to be symmetric with respect to a noninvertible
global symmetry? We discuss two possible definitions in 1+ 1 D QFTs and lattice models. On …

Non-invertible symmetries and LSM-type constraints on a tensor product Hilbert space

N Seiberg, S Seifnashri, SH Shao - SciPost Physics, 2024 - scipost.org
We discuss the exact non-invertible Kramers-Wannier symmetry of 1+ 1d lattice models on a
tensor product Hilbert space of qubits. This symmetry is associated with a topological defect …

symmetries, anomalies, and the modular bootstrap

YH Lin, SH Shao - Physical Review D, 2021 - APS
We explore constraints on (1+ 1) d unitary conformal field theory with an internal ZN global
symmetry, by bounding the lightest symmetry-preserving scalar primary operator using the …

Topological transition on the conformal manifold

W Ji, SH Shao, XG Wen - Physical Review Research, 2020 - APS
Despite great successes in the study of gapped phases, a comprehensive understanding of
the gapless phases and their transitions is still under development. In this paper, we study a …

Anomalies and bounds on charged operators

YH Lin, SH Shao - Physical Review D, 2019 - APS
We study the implications of the't Hooft anomaly (ie, obstruction to gauging) on conformal
field theory, focusing on the case when the global symmetry is Z 2. Using the modular …

Anomaly and global inconsistency matching: angles, nonlinear sigma model, chains, and generalizations

Y Tanizaki, T Sulejmanpasic - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
We discuss the SU (3)/[U (1)× U (1)] nonlinear sigma model in 1+ 1D and, more broadly, its
linearized counterparts. Such theories can be expressed as U (1)× U (1) gauge theories and …

The discrete Green-Schwarz mechanism in 6D F-theory and elliptic genera of non-critical strings

M Dierigl, PK Oehlmann, T Schimannek - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023 - Springer
A bstract We study global anomalies of discrete gauge symmetries in six-dimensional
supergravities and their realizations in F-theory. We explicitly construct a discrete Green …

Anomaly in open quantum systems and its implications on mixed-state quantum phases

Z Wang, L Li - arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.14533, 2024 - arxiv.org
In this paper, we develop a systematic way to characterize the't Hooft anomaly in open
quantum systems. Owing to nontrivial couplings to the environment, symmetries in such …