Foliated field theory and string-membrane-net condensation picture of fracton order
Kevin Slagle, David Aasen, Dominic Williamson
SciPost Phys. 6, 043 (2019) · published 12 April 2019
- doi: 10.21468/SciPostPhys.6.4.043
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Abstract
Foliated fracton order is a qualitatively new kind of phase of matter. It is similar to topological order, but with the fundamental difference that a layered structure, referred to as a foliation, plays an essential role and determines the mobility restrictions of the topological excitations. In this work, we introduce a new kind of field theory to describe these phases: a foliated field theory. We also introduce a new lattice model and string-membrane-net condensation picture of these phases, which is analogous to the string-net condensation picture of topological order.
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See all Organizations.- 1 Kevin Slagle,
- 1 2 3 David Aasen,
- 4 Dominic Williamson
- 1 California Institute of Technology [CalTech]
- 2 Microsoft
- 3 Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics [KITP]
- 4 Yale University
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