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A topological phase transition on the edge of the 2d mathbb{Z}₂ topological order

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arxiv 1903.12334 v1 pith:CCL5ZR4G submitted 2019-03-29 cond-mat.str-el math.CTmath.QA

A topological phase transition on the edge of the 2d mathbb{Z}₂ topological order

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The unified mathematical theory of gapped and gapless edges of 2d topological orders was developed by two of the authors. It provides a powerful tool to study pure edge topological phase transitions on the edges of 2d topological orders (without altering the bulks). In particular, it implies that the critical points are described by enriched fusion categories. In this work, we illustrate this idea in a concrete example: the 2d $\mathbb{Z}_2$ topological order. In particular, we construct an enriched fusion category, which describes a gappable non-chiral gapless edge of the 2d $\mathbb{Z}_2$ topological order; then use an explicit lattice model construction to realize the critical point and, at the same time, all the ingredients of this enriched fusion category.

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