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Title: Universal features of higher-form symmetries at phase transitions
We investigate the behavior of higher-form symmetries at variousquantum phase transitions. We consider discrete 1-form symmetries, whichcan be either part of the generalized concept β€œcategorical symmetry”(labelled as \tilde{Z}_N^{(1)} Z Μƒ N ( 1 ) )introduced recently, or an explicit Z_N^{(1)} Z N ( 1 ) 1-form symmetry. We demonstrate that for many quantum phase transitionsinvolving a Z_N^{(1)} Z N ( 1 ) or \tilde{Z}_N^{(1)} Z Μƒ N ( 1 ) symmetry, the following expectation value \langle \left( O_\mathcal{C}\right)^2 \rangle ⟨ ( O π’ž ) 2 ⟩ takes the form \langle \left( \log O_\mathcal{C} \right)^2 \rangle \sim - \frac{A}{\epsilon} P + b \log P ⟨ ( log O π’ž ) 2 ⟩ ∼ βˆ’ A Ο΅ P + b log P , where O_\mathcal{C} O π’ž is an operator defined associated with loop \mathcal{C} π’ž (or its interior \mathcal{A} π’œ ),which reduces to the Wilson loop operator for cases with an explicit Z_N^{(1)} Z N ( 1 ) 1-form symmetry. P P is the perimeter of \mathcal{C} π’ž ,and the b \log P b log P term arises from the sharp corners of the loop \mathcal{C} π’ž ,which is consistent with recent numerics on a particular example. b b is a universal microscopic-independent number, which in (2+1)d ( 2 + 1 ) d is related to the universal conductivity at the quantum phasetransition. b b can be computed exactly for certain transitions using the dualitiesbetween (2+1)d ( 2 + 1 ) d conformal field theories developed in recent years. We also compute the"strange correlator" of O_\mathcal{C} O π’ž : S_{\mathcal{C}} = \langle 0 | O_\mathcal{C} | 1 \rangle / \langle 0 | 1 \rangle S π’ž = ⟨ 0 | O π’ž | 1 ⟩ / ⟨ 0 | 1 ⟩ where |0\rangle | 0 ⟩ and |1\rangle | 1 ⟩ are many-body states with different topological nature.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1920434
NSF-PAR ID:
10382904
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
SciPost Physics
Volume:
11
Issue:
2
ISSN:
2542-4653
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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