Constructing non-Abelian quantum spin liquids using combinatorial gauge symmetry

We construct Hamiltonians with only 1- and 2-body interactions that exhibit an exact non-Abelian gauge symmetry (specifically, combinatiorial gauge symmetry). Our spin Hamiltonian realizes the quantum double associated to the group of quaternions. It contains only ferromagnetic and anti-ferromagneti...

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Main Author: Dmitry Green, Claudio Chamon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciPost 2023-08-01
Series:SciPost Physics
Online Access:https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.15.2.067