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Anomalous symmetries of quantum spin chains and a generalization of the Lieb-Schultz-Mattis theorem

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arxiv 2401.02533 v1 pith:IGHKJI3C submitted 2024-01-04 math-ph cond-mat.str-elhep-thmath.MP

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For any locality-preserving action of a group $G$ on a quantum spin chain one can define an anomaly index taking values in the group cohomology of $G$. The anomaly index is a kinematic quantity, it does not depend on the Hamiltonian. We prove that a nonzero anomaly index prohibits any $G$-invariant Hamiltonian from having $G$-invariant gapped ground states. Lieb-Schultz-Mattis-type theorems are a special case of this result when $G$ involves translations. In the case when the symmetry group $G$ is a Lie group, we define an anomaly index which takes values in the differentiable group cohomology as defined by J.-L. Brylinski and prove a similar result.

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