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(3+1)D topological order with gravitational anomaly and exactly solvable lattice models for beyond group cohomology SPT phases

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Abstract

We construct infinitely many new exactly solvable local commuting projector lattice Hamiltonian models for general bosonic beyond group cohomology invertible topological phases of order 2 and 4 in any spacetime dimensions, whose boundaries are characterized by gravitational anomalies. Examples include the beyond group cohomology invertible phase without symmetry in (4+1)D that has anomalous boundary Z2 topological order with fermion particle and fermionic loop excitation that have mutual π statistics. We argue the construction gives a new non-trivial quantum cellular automaton (QCA) in (4+1)D of order 2. We also present an explicit construction of gapped symmetric boundary state for the bosonic beyond group cohomology invertible phase with unitary Z2 symmetry in (4+1)D.

Publication: To appear on arXiv soon

Presenters

  • Yu-An Chen

    University of Maryland, College Park

Authors

  • Yu-An Chen

    University of Maryland, College Park

  • po-shen hsin

    University of California, Los Angeles