Symmetric-Gapped Surface States of Fractional Topological Insulators
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❄️ cond-mat.str-el
cond-mat.mes-hallhep-th
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statessurfacetopologicalfractionalinsulatorsstatesymmetric-gappedtheta
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We construct the symmetric-gapped surface states of a fractional topological insulator with electromagnetic $\theta$-angle $\theta_{em} = \frac{\pi}{3}$ and a discrete $\mathbb{Z}_3$ gauge field. They are the proper generalizations of the T-pfaffian state and pfaffian/anti-semion state and feature an extended periodicity compared with their of "integer" topological band insulators counterparts. We demonstrate that the surface states have the correct anomalies associated with time-reversal symmetry and charge conservation.
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