Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction and Overview
- 2 Modeling Polyacetylene
- 3 Fractionalization in Polyacetylene
- 4 Sharpness of the Fractional Charge
- 5 From Spin-1/2 Cluster c Chains to Majorana c Chains
- 6 The Lieb-Schultz-Mattis Theorem
- 7 Fractionalization in Quantum Wires
- 8 The Tenfold Way: Gapped Phases in Any Dimensions
- Appendix A Mathematical Glossary
- References
- Index
8 - The Tenfold Way: Gapped Phases in Any Dimensions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 January 2025
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction and Overview
- 2 Modeling Polyacetylene
- 3 Fractionalization in Polyacetylene
- 4 Sharpness of the Fractional Charge
- 5 From Spin-1/2 Cluster c Chains to Majorana c Chains
- 6 The Lieb-Schultz-Mattis Theorem
- 7 Fractionalization in Quantum Wires
- 8 The Tenfold Way: Gapped Phases in Any Dimensions
- Appendix A Mathematical Glossary
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 8 extends the 10-fold way of gapped phases from one to any dimension of space. This is done by presenting the homotopy groups of the classifying spaces of normalized Dirac masses. There follows two applications. First, there is the interplay between Anderson localization and the topology of classifying spaces for disordered quantum wires. Second, it is possible to derive the breakdown of the 10-fold way due to short-range interactions in any dimension. The chapter closes with the relationship between invertible topological phases and invertible topological field theories.
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- Fractionalization of Particles in PhysicsInvertible Topological Phases of Matter, pp. 745 - 856Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025