Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used...

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Critical spin chains from modular invariance Eddy Ardonne TPQM-ESI 2014-09-12 Ville Lahtinen Teresia Månsson Juha Suorsa PRB 89, 014409 (2014) & in preparation

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Page 1: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Critical spin chainsfrom

modular invariance

Eddy Ardonne

TPQM-ESI2014-09-12

Ville LahtinenTeresia Månsson

Juha Suorsa

PRB 89, 014409 (2014)&

in preparation

Page 2: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Mathematics meet PhysicsComplete reducibility of finite dimensional representations ofsemi-simple Lie groups.

Hendrik Casimir updates his former advisor Paul Ehrenfest in a letter:

Page 3: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Mathematics meet PhysicsComplete reducibility of finite dimensional representations ofsemi-simple Lie groups.

Hendrik Casimir updates his former advisor Paul Ehrenfest in a letter:

H. Casimir to P. Ehrenfest (image: ESI - 2013)

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Mathematics meet PhysicsComplete reducibility of finite dimensional representations ofsemi-simple Lie groups.

Hendrik Casimir updates his former advisor Paul Ehrenfest in a letter:

H. Casimir to P. Ehrenfest (image: ESI - 2013)

Lieber Chefchen/Cheferl

Page 5: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Mathematics meet PhysicsComplete reducibility of finite dimensional representations ofsemi-simple Lie groups.

Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter:

Page 6: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Mathematics meet PhysicsComplete reducibility of finite dimensional representations ofsemi-simple Lie groups.

Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter:

Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory that one proves a purely algebraic theorem using a transcendental detour’

Page 7: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Mathematics meet PhysicsComplete reducibility of finite dimensional representations ofsemi-simple Lie groups.

Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter:

Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory that one proves a purely algebraic theorem using a transcendental detour’

Quoting Pauli: ‘da sind the Mathematiker weinend umhergegangen’

Page 8: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Mathematics meet PhysicsComplete reducibility of finite dimensional representations ofsemi-simple Lie groups.

Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter:

Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory that one proves a purely algebraic theorem using a transcendental detour’

Quoting Pauli: ‘da sind the Mathematiker weinend umhergegangen’

Casimir & B.L. v.d. Waerden give an algebraic proof, using a Casimir operator

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Outline★ Low-energy description of 2-d topological phases: anyon models

★ Topological phase transitions in 2-d:• condensation• modular invariance

★ Analogue on the level of spin chains: Ising examples

★ Beyond condensation: parafermions

Page 10: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

A little about anyon modelsAn anyon model consist of a set of particles C = {1, a, b, c, . . . , n}

‘vacuum’

Moore, Seiberg,....

Page 11: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

A little about anyon modelsAn anyon model consist of a set of particles C = {1, a, b, c, . . . , n}

‘vacuum’These particles can ‘fuse’ (like taking tensor products of spins)

a⇥ b =X

c�CNabcc b⇥ a = a⇥ b (a⇥ b)⇥ c = a⇥ (b⇥ c) a⇥ 1 = a

fusion coefficients

Moore, Seiberg,....

Page 12: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

A little about anyon modelsAn anyon model consist of a set of particles C = {1, a, b, c, . . . , n}

‘vacuum’These particles can ‘fuse’ (like taking tensor products of spins)

a⇥ b =X

c�CNabcc b⇥ a = a⇥ b (a⇥ b)⇥ c = a⇥ (b⇥ c) a⇥ 1 = a

fusion coefficients

Anyons are represented by their ‘worldlines’ a

Moore, Seiberg,....

Page 13: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

A little about anyon modelsAn anyon model consist of a set of particles C = {1, a, b, c, . . . , n}

‘vacuum’These particles can ‘fuse’ (like taking tensor products of spins)

a⇥ b =X

c�CNabcc b⇥ a = a⇥ b (a⇥ b)⇥ c = a⇥ (b⇥ c) a⇥ 1 = a

fusion coefficients

Anyons are represented by their ‘worldlines’ a

Fusion is represented as a b

c

Moore, Seiberg,....

Page 14: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

A little about anyon modelsAn anyon model consist of a set of particles C = {1, a, b, c, . . . , n}

‘vacuum’These particles can ‘fuse’ (like taking tensor products of spins)

a⇥ b =X

c�CNabcc b⇥ a = a⇥ b (a⇥ b)⇥ c = a⇥ (b⇥ c) a⇥ 1 = a

fusion coefficients

Anyons are represented by their ‘worldlines’ a

Fusion is represented as a b

c

Twisting of a particle �a = e2�iha

a a= ✓a

Moore, Seiberg,....

Page 15: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

A little about anyon modelsAn anyon model consist of a set of particles C = {1, a, b, c, . . . , n}

‘vacuum’These particles can ‘fuse’ (like taking tensor products of spins)

a⇥ b =X

c�CNabcc b⇥ a = a⇥ b (a⇥ b)⇥ c = a⇥ (b⇥ c) a⇥ 1 = a

fusion coefficients

Anyons are represented by their ‘worldlines’ a

Fusion is represented as a b

c

Twisting of a particle �a = e2�iha

a a= ✓a

A boson has �b = 1 (hb 2 Z)

Moore, Seiberg,....

Page 16: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

A little about anyon modelsAn anyon model consist of a set of particles C = {1, a, b, c, . . . , n}

‘vacuum’These particles can ‘fuse’ (like taking tensor products of spins)

a⇥ b =X

c�CNabcc b⇥ a = a⇥ b (a⇥ b)⇥ c = a⇥ (b⇥ c) a⇥ 1 = a

fusion coefficients

Anyons are represented by their ‘worldlines’ a

Fusion is represented as a b

c

Twisting of a particle �a = e2�iha

a a= ✓a

A boson has �b = 1 (hb 2 Z)

Moore, Seiberg,....

Braiding of particlesa b

c

a b

c= Ra,b

c Ra,bc = ±e⇡i(hc�ha�hb)

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Condensation in anyon modelsBais, Slingerland, 2009

Condensation amounts to identifying a boson with the vacuum

bosonb ⇠ 1

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Condensation in anyon modelsBais, Slingerland, 2009

Condensation amounts to identifying a boson with the vacuum

This has several consequences:boson

b ⇠ 1

Page 19: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Condensation in anyon modelsBais, Slingerland, 2009

Condensation amounts to identifying a boson with the vacuum

This has several consequences:boson

b ⇠ 1

Anyons which ‘differ by a boson’ are identified a⇥ b = c =) a ⇠ c

Page 20: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Condensation in anyon modelsBais, Slingerland, 2009

Condensation amounts to identifying a boson with the vacuum

This has several consequences:boson

b ⇠ 1

Anyons which ‘differ by a boson’ are identified a⇥ b = c =) a ⇠ c

Anyons with non-trivial monodromy with the boson ‘draw strings in the condensate’ and are therefore ‘confined’

Page 21: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Condensation in anyon modelsBais, Slingerland, 2009

Condensation amounts to identifying a boson with the vacuum

This has several consequences:boson

b ⇠ 1

Anyons which ‘differ by a boson’ are identified a⇥ b = c =) a ⇠ c

Anyons with non-trivial monodromy with the boson ‘draw strings in the condensate’ and are therefore ‘confined’

Some of the remaning particles might ‘split’: a ⇠ a1 + a2

Page 22: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Condensation in anyon modelsBais, Slingerland, 2009

Condensation amounts to identifying a boson with the vacuum

This has several consequences:boson

b ⇠ 1

Anyons which ‘differ by a boson’ are identified a⇥ b = c =) a ⇠ c

Anyons with non-trivial monodromy with the boson ‘draw strings in the condensate’ and are therefore ‘confined’

a� a = 1+ b+ · · · a� a = 1+ 1+ · · ·

vacuum twice

Some of the remaning particles might ‘split’: a ⇠ a1 + a2

Page 23: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Condensation in anyon modelsBais, Slingerland, 2009

Condensation amounts to identifying a boson with the vacuum

This has several consequences:boson

b ⇠ 1

Anyons which ‘differ by a boson’ are identified a⇥ b = c =) a ⇠ c

Anyons with non-trivial monodromy with the boson ‘draw strings in the condensate’ and are therefore ‘confined’

Some of the remaning particles might ‘split’: a ⇠ a1 + a2

In CFT language, one condenses a boson by adding it to the chiral algebra, and in the end, one has constructed a new modular invariant partition function

Page 24: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Modular invariant partition functionsA conformal field theory splits in two pieces, a chiral and anti-chiral part.

To each chiral sector (primary field), one associates a ‘character’, describing the number of states in this sector

The constants aj are non-negative integers, and τ is the modular parameter, describing the shape of the torus (next slide).

��(q) = qh��c/24�a0q

0 + a1q1 + a2q

2 + · · ·�

q = e2⇡i⌧

Page 25: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Modular invariant partition functionsA conformal field theory splits in two pieces, a chiral and anti-chiral part.

To each chiral sector (primary field), one associates a ‘character’, describing the number of states in this sector

The constants aj are non-negative integers, and τ is the modular parameter, describing the shape of the torus (next slide).

The full partition function is obtained by combining the chiral halves, and summing over the primary fields:

Zcft =X

j

|��j |2

��(q) = qh��c/24�a0q

0 + a1q1 + a2q

2 + · · ·�

q = e2⇡i⌧

Page 26: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Modular invariant partition functionsOne should be able to put the cft on the torus: partition function should be invariant under re-parametrization of the torus!

Page 27: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Modular invariant partition functionsOne should be able to put the cft on the torus: partition function should be invariant under re-parametrization of the torus!

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Modular invariant partition functionsOne should be able to put the cft on the torus: partition function should be invariant under re-parametrization of the torus!

Shape of the torus is encoded by the modular parameter τ.The transformations S and T do not change the shape of the torus.

T : ⌧ ! ⌧ + 1

U : ⌧ ! ⌧/(⌧ + 1)

S : ⌧ ! �1/⌧

image: BYB

S = T�1UT�1

Page 29: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

The partition function should be invariant under S and T!

Modular invariant partition functionsOne should be able to put the cft on the torus: partition function should be invariant under re-parametrization of the torus!

Shape of the torus is encoded by the modular parameter τ.The transformations S and T do not change the shape of the torus.

T : ⌧ ! ⌧ + 1

U : ⌧ ! ⌧/(⌧ + 1)

S : ⌧ ! �1/⌧

image: BYB

S = T�1UT�1

Page 30: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Modular invariant partition functionsThe most general way to combine the chiral halves:

Zcft =X

i,j

ni,j��i�⇤�j

ni,j 2 Z�0

Page 31: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Modular invariant partition functionsThe most general way to combine the chiral halves:

Zcft =X

i,j

ni,j��i�⇤�j

ni,j 2 Z�0

Presence of the vacuum:

Invariance under T:

Invariance under S: the matrix (ni,j) commutes with the modular S-matrix, that diagonalizes the fusion rules.

ni,j 6= 0 ) h�i � h�j = 0 mod 1

n1,1 = 1

Page 32: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Modular invariant partition functionsThe most general way to combine the chiral halves:

Zcft =X

i,j

ni,j��i�⇤�j

ni,j 2 Z�0

Presence of the vacuum:

Invariance under T:

Invariance under S: the matrix (ni,j) commutes with the modular S-matrix, that diagonalizes the fusion rules.

ni,j 6= 0 ) h�i � h�j = 0 mod 1

n1,1 = 1

The so-called ‘diagonal invariant’ always exist: Zcft =X

j

|��j |2

Page 33: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Modular invariant partition functionsThe most general way to combine the chiral halves:

Zcft =X

i,j

ni,j��i�⇤�j

ni,j 2 Z�0

Presence of the vacuum:

Invariance under T:

Invariance under S: the matrix (ni,j) commutes with the modular S-matrix, that diagonalizes the fusion rules.

ni,j 6= 0 ) h�i � h�j = 0 mod 1

n1,1 = 1

The so-called ‘diagonal invariant’ always exist: Zcft =X

j

|��j |2

Finding all invariants is, in general, a hard task, but progress has been made (minimal models, su(2)k, su(3)k, parafermions...)

Cappelli et al., Gepner et al., ...

Page 34: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Example: Ising2 theoryThe Ising cft has three sectors: h1 = 0 , h� = 1/16 , h1 = 1/2�1,��,�

Page 35: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Example: Ising2 theoryThe Ising cft has three sectors: h1 = 0 , h� = 1/16 , h1 = 1/2

The Ising2 cft has nine sectors:�(1,1) ,�(1,�) ,�(1, ) ,�(�,1) ,�(�,�) ,�(�, ) ,�( ,1) ,�( ,�) ,�( , )

�1,��,�

Page 36: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Example: Ising2 theoryThe Ising cft has three sectors: h1 = 0 , h� = 1/16 , h1 = 1/2

The Ising2 cft has nine sectors:�(1,1) ,�(1,�) ,�(1, ) ,�(�,1) ,�(�,�) ,�(�, ) ,�( ,1) ,�( ,�) ,�( , )

Apart from the diagonal invariant, one also finds a block diagonal invariant:

Z = |�(1,1) + �( , )|2 + |�(1, ) + �( ,1)|2 + 2|�(�,�)|2

�1,��,�

Page 37: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Example: Ising2 theoryThe Ising cft has three sectors: h1 = 0 , h� = 1/16 , h1 = 1/2

The Ising2 cft has nine sectors:�(1,1) ,�(1,�) ,�(1, ) ,�(�,1) ,�(�,�) ,�(�, ) ,�( ,1) ,�( ,�) ,�( , )

Apart from the diagonal invariant, one also finds a block diagonal invariant:

Z = |�(1,1) + �( , )|2 + |�(1, ) + �( ,1)|2 + 2|�(�,�)|2

One sees identification of sectors: (1,1) ⇠ ( , ) (1, ) ⇠ ( ,1)

Confined sectors: (1,�) , ( ,�) , (�,1) , (�, )

Split sector: (�,�)

�1,��,�

Page 38: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Example: Ising2 theoryThe Ising cft has three sectors: h1 = 0 , h� = 1/16 , h1 = 1/2

The Ising2 cft has nine sectors:�(1,1) ,�(1,�) ,�(1, ) ,�(�,1) ,�(�,�) ,�(�, ) ,�( ,1) ,�( ,�) ,�( , )

Apart from the diagonal invariant, one also finds a block diagonal invariant:

Z = |�(1,1) + �( , )|2 + |�(1, ) + �( ,1)|2 + 2|�(�,�)|2

One sees identification of sectors: (1,1) ⇠ ( , ) (1, ) ⇠ ( ,1)

Confined sectors: (1,�) , ( ,�) , (�,1) , (�, )

Split sector: (�,�)

The resulting invariant describes the u(1)4 cft, and the construction amounts to the orbifold construction.

�1,��,�

Page 39: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Permutation invariantsIn some cases, one can permute some of the labels of the primary fields (anyons), without changing the fusion rules. Let π be such a permutation:

n⇡(a),⇡(b),⇡(c) = na,b,c S⇡(a),⇡(b) = Sa,b

Page 40: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Permutation invariantsIn some cases, one can permute some of the labels of the primary fields (anyons), without changing the fusion rules. Let π be such a permutation:

n⇡(a),⇡(b),⇡(c) = na,b,c S⇡(a),⇡(b) = Sa,b

If π preserves the scaling dimension (mod 1), then one can construct new invariants from block-diagonal ones:

Z =X

a

|�a|2 �! Z⇡ =X

a

�a�⇤⇡(a)

Page 41: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Permutation invariantsIn some cases, one can permute some of the labels of the primary fields (anyons), without changing the fusion rules. Let π be such a permutation:

n⇡(a),⇡(b),⇡(c) = na,b,c S⇡(a),⇡(b) = Sa,b

Z⇡ = |�(1,1)|2 + |�(�,�)|2 + |�( , )|2 + �(1,�)�⇤(�,1) + �(�,1)�

⇤(1,�)+

�(1, )�⇤( ,1) + �( ,1)�

⇤(1, ) + �( ,�)�

⇤(�, ) + �(�, )�

⇤( ,�)

Example in the Ising2 theory, starting from the diagonal invariant:

If π preserves the scaling dimension (mod 1), then one can construct new invariants from block-diagonal ones:

Z =X

a

|�a|2 �! Z⇡ =X

a

�a�⇤⇡(a)

Page 42: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

Permutation invariantsIn some cases, one can permute some of the labels of the primary fields (anyons), without changing the fusion rules. Let π be such a permutation:

n⇡(a),⇡(b),⇡(c) = na,b,c S⇡(a),⇡(b) = Sa,b

Z⇡ = |�(1,1)|2 + |�(�,�)|2 + |�( , )|2 + �(1,�)�⇤(�,1) + �(�,1)�

⇤(1,�)+

�(1, )�⇤( ,1) + �( ,1)�

⇤(1, ) + �( ,�)�

⇤(�, ) + �(�, )�

⇤( ,�)

Example in the Ising2 theory, starting from the diagonal invariant:

In this case, we have , but that’s not generic.Z⇡ = Z

If π preserves the scaling dimension (mod 1), then one can construct new invariants from block-diagonal ones:

Z =X

a

|�a|2 �! Z⇡ =X

a

�a�⇤⇡(a)

Page 43: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

HTFI =L�1X

i=0

�z

i

+ �x

i

�x

i+1

Transverse field Ising model (critical)

�zj

0

12

L� 1

i

i+ 1

spin-1/2�x

i

�x

i+1

Note: we use periodic boundary conditions:crucial for our purposes!

�↵j+L ⌘ �↵

j

Symmetry: P =Y

i

�zi

Page 44: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

HTFI =L�1X

i=0

�z

i

+ �x

i

�x

i+1

Transverse field Ising model (critical)

�zj

0

12

L� 1

i

i+ 1

spin-1/2�x

i

�x

i+1

Note: we use periodic boundary conditions:crucial for our purposes!

�↵j+L ⌘ �↵

j

Define fermionic levels (Jordan-Wigner):|�⇤ = |0⇤ |⇥⇤ = |1⇤

�zi = 1� 2c†i ci

ci =⇣Y

j<i

�zi

⌘�+i c†i =

⇣Y

j<i

�zi

⌘��i

Y

i

�zi = (�1)F

Lieb, Schultz, Mattis, (1961)Pfeuty, (1970)

Symmetry: P =Y

i

�zi

Page 45: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

HTFI =L�1X

i=0

�z

i

+ �x

i

�x

i+1

=L�1X

j=0

(2c†j

cj

� 1)+

L�2X

j=0

(cj

� c†j

)(cj+1 + c†

j+1)+

� (�1)F (cL�1 � c†

L�1)(c0 + c†0)

Transverse field Ising model

0

12

L� 1

i

i+ 1

Page 46: Critical spin chains from modular invariancesemi-simple Lie groups. Weyl had a proof, but it used analysis, and Casimir quotes Pauli in his letter: Casimir: ‘But it’s unsatisfactory

HTFI =L�1X

i=0

�z

i

+ �x

i

�x

i+1

=L�1X

j=0

(2c†j

cj

� 1)+

L�2X

j=0

(cj

� c†j

)(cj+1 + c†

j+1)+

� (�1)F (cL�1 � c†

L�1)(c0 + c†0)

Transverse field Ising model

0

12

L� 1

i

i+ 1

The parity of the number of fermions is conserved!The fermion boundary conditions depend on the symmetry sector:

For F even: anti-periodic boundary conditionsFor F odd: periodic boundary conditions

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Transverse field Ising model

HTFI =

L�1X

i=0

⌅z

i

+ ⌅x

i

⌅x

i+1

=

X

k

⇥k

��†k

�k

� 1/2�

⇥k

= 2

r2� 2 cos

�2⇤k

L

0

12

L� 1

i

i+ 1

Momenta k: half integer for even F integer for odd F

Solution: go to k-space, and perform a diagonalize a 2x2 matrix (or, in general 2 L x 2 L if couplings are disordered).

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Transverse field Ising model

HTFI =

L�1X

i=0

⌅z

i

+ ⌅x

i

⌅x

i+1

=

X

k

⇥k

��†k

�k

� 1/2�

⇥k

= 2

r2� 2 cos

�2⇤k

L

0

12

L� 1

i

i+ 1

Momenta k: half integer for even F integer for odd F

Solution: go to k-space, and perform a diagonalize a 2x2 matrix (or, in general 2 L x 2 L if couplings are disordered).

Conformal field theory: spectrum is described in the following way:

✏i = E0L+2⇡v

L

�� c

12+ hl + hr + nl + nr

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Transverse field Ising model

Conformal field theory: ‘towers’ of states with: 0

p

2 p3 p2 2 p

k

1

2

3

4

5

6E

Transverse Field Ising model, L=16

�E = 1 �k =2�

L

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Transverse field Ising model

Conformal field theory: ‘towers’ of states with: 0

p

2 p3 p2 2 p

k

1

2

3

4

5

6E

Transverse Field Ising model, L=16

�E = 1 �k =2�

L

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Transverse field Ising model

Conformal field theory: ‘towers’ of states with: 0

p

2 p3 p2 2 p

k

1

2

3

4

5

6E

Transverse Field Ising model, L=16

�E = 1 �k =2�

L

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Transverse field Ising model

Conformal field theory: ‘towers’ of states with: 0

p

2 p3 p2 2 p

k

1

2

3

4

5

6E

Transverse Field Ising model, L=16

�E = 1 �k =2�

L

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Transverse field Ising model

Conformal field theory: ‘towers’ of states with: 0

p

2 p3 p2 2 p

k

1

2

3

4

5

6E

Transverse Field Ising model, L=16

�E = 1 �k =2�

LPrimary fields: 1, σ, ψ

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Transverse field Ising model

Conformal field theory: ‘towers’ of states with: 0

p

2 p3 p2 2 p

k

1

2

3

4

5

6E

Transverse Field Ising model, L=16

�E = 1 �k =2�

LPrimary fields: 1, σ, ψ

Ising conformal field theory: h1 = 0 h� =1

16h =

1

2

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Transverse field Ising model

Conformal field theory: ‘towers’ of states with: 0

p

2 p3 p2 2 p

k

1

2

3

4

5

6E

Transverse Field Ising model, L=16

�E = 1 �k =2�

LPrimary fields: 1, σ, ψ

Ising conformal field theory: h1 = 0 h� =1

16h =

1

2

F: even F: odd

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CFT sectors, Ising caseRelation between symmetry sector, boundary conditions for the fermions and cft sectors (primaries):

sym. sector P = (�1)

Fboundary condition fields

1 A 1, �1 P �

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TFI, next nearest neighbor interaction

0

12

L� 1

i

i+ 1

3

Spectrum is the ‘product’ of two spectra of the TFI model with L/2

H(2)TFI =

L�1X

i=0

�z

i

+ �x

i

�x

i+2

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TFI, next nearest neighbor interaction

0

12

L� 1

i

i+ 1

3

Spectrum is the ‘product’ of two spectra of the TFI model with L/2

H(2)TFI =

L�1X

i=0

�z

i

+ �x

i

�x

i+2

Both the number of fermions on the even and the odd sites is conserved modulo two

Pe

=Y

i,even

�z

i

= (�1)Fe Po

=Y

i,odd

�z

i

= (�1)FoSymmetries:

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CFT sectorsRelation between symmetry sector, boundary conditions for the fermions and cft sectors (primaries):

HTFI

H(2)TFI

(Pe

,Po

) (BCe

,BCo

) fields(1, 1) (A,A) (1,1), (1, ), ( ,1), ( , )(1,�1) (A,P ) (1,�), ( ,�)(�1, 1) (P,A) (�,1), (�, )(�1,�1) (P, P ) (�,�)

sym. sector P boundary condition fields

1 A 1, �1 P �

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We now change our model, by adding a ‘boundary term’, that changes the boundary condition of one chain, depending on the symmetry sector of the other.

Adding a boundary term

0

12

L� 1

i

i+ 1

3H

(2)TFI =

L�1X

i=0

�z

i

+ �x

i

�x

i+2

HBoundary

=�Po

� 1��x

L�2

�x

0

+�Pe

� 1��x

L�1

�x

1

What is this new model ? H2

TFI

+HBoundary

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CFT sectorsRelation between symmetry sector, boundary conditions for the fermions and cft sectors (primaries): H

(2)TFI

(Pe

,Po

) (BCe

,BCo

) fields(1, 1) (A,A) (1,1), (1, ), ( ,1), ( , )(1,�1) (A,P ) (1,�), ( ,�)(�1, 1) (P,A) (�,1), (�, )(�1,�1) (P, P ) (�,�)

H2

TFI

+HBoundary

(Pe

,Po

) (BCe

,BCo

) fields(1, 1) (A,A) (1,1), (1, ), ( ,1), ( , )(1,�1) (P, P ) (�,�)(�1, 1) (P, P ) (�,�)(�1,�1) (A,A) (1,1), (1, ), ( ,1), ( , )

The new model has u(1)4 critical behaviour, i.e., the other modular invariant in the Ising2 theory. This is the critical behaviour of the XY chain!

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TFI2 v.s. XY chainOne can explicitly relate the TFI2 to the XY chain:

⇣L�1X

i=0

�z

i

+ �x

i

�x

i+2

⌘+

�Po

� 1��x

L�2�x

0 +�Pe

� 1��x

L�1�x

1 =

X

i

⌧xi

⌧xi+1 + ⌧y

i

⌧yi+1

H(2)

TFI

+HBoundary

= HXY

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TFI2 v.s. XY chainOne can explicitly relate the TFI2 to the XY chain:

⇣L�1X

i=0

�z

i

+ �x

i

�x

i+2

⌘+

�Po

� 1��x

L�2�x

0 +�Pe

� 1��x

L�1�x

1 =

X

i

⌧xi

⌧xi+1 + ⌧y

i

⌧yi+1

H(2)

TFI

+HBoundary

= HXY

⌧z2j = �y

2j�y

2j+1

⌧x2j =Y

i2j

�x

i

⌧z2j+1 = �x

2j�x

2j+1

⌧x2j+1 =Y

i�2j+1

�y

i

One uses a modified version of the transformation for open chains (used, f.i., by D. Fisher, but dating back to the 70’s:

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TFI2 v.s. XY chainOne can explicitly relate the TFI2 to the XY chain:

⇣L�1X

i=0

�z

i

+ �x

i

�x

i+2

⌘+

�Po

� 1��x

L�2�x

0 +�Pe

� 1��x

L�1�x

1 =

X

i

⌧xi

⌧xi+1 + ⌧y

i

⌧yi+1

H(2)

TFI

+HBoundary

= HXY

⌧z2j = �y

2j�y

2j+1

⌧x2j =Y

i2j

�x

i

⌧z2j+1 = �x

2j�x

2j+1

⌧x2j+1 =Y

i�2j+1

�y

i

One uses a modified version of the transformation for open chains (used, f.i., by D. Fisher, but dating back to the 70’s:

So, by changing boundary conditions, one can change spin chains, such that one realizes CFT that is a different modular invariant of the original one!

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Can we construct interesting chains?Let’s consider the product of n Ising models. Condensing the bosons gives the following modular invariant:

Ising

n �! so(n)1

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Can we construct interesting chains?Let’s consider the product of n Ising models. Condensing the bosons gives the following modular invariant:

Ising

n �! so(n)1

In particular, so(3)1 = su(2)2

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Can we construct interesting chains?Let’s consider the product of n Ising models. Condensing the bosons gives the following modular invariant:

Ising

n �! so(n)1

In particular, so(3)1 = su(2)2

Chains with su(2)2 critical points are known: in S=1 chains (BA solvable), or with long-range interactions (Greiter et al., Quella et al., Sierra et al., Tu)

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Can we construct interesting chains?Let’s consider the product of n Ising models. Condensing the bosons gives the following modular invariant:

Ising

n �! so(n)1

In particular, so(3)1 = su(2)2

Chains with su(2)2 critical points are known: in S=1 chains (BA solvable), or with long-range interactions (Greiter et al., Quella et al., Sierra et al., Tu)

We start with three decoupled Ising chains, and add the appropriate ‘boundary’ term. After a spin-transformation, we obtain

Hsu(2)2 =X

i

⌧xi

⌧xi+1 + ⌧y

i

⌧zi+1⌧

y

i+2

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Can we construct interesting chains?Let’s consider the product of n Ising models. Condensing the bosons gives the following modular invariant:

Ising

n �! so(n)1

In particular, so(3)1 = su(2)2

Chains with su(2)2 critical points are known: in S=1 chains (BA solvable), or with long-range interactions (Greiter et al., Quella et al., Sierra et al., Tu)

We start with three decoupled Ising chains, and add the appropriate ‘boundary’ term. After a spin-transformation, we obtain

Hsu(2)2 =X

i

⌧xi

⌧xi+1 + ⌧y

i

⌧zi+1⌧

y

i+2

Generalization to arbitrary so(n)1 critical chains is straightforward

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Can we construct interesting chains?

This hamiltonian can be solved by Jordan-Wigner, in terms of a single fermion. The critical point gx=gy is described by su(2)2:

Hsu(2)2 =X

i

gx

⌧xi

⌧xi+1 + g

y

⌧yi

⌧zi+1⌧

y

i+2

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Can we construct interesting chains?

This hamiltonian can be solved by Jordan-Wigner, in terms of a single fermion. The critical point gx=gy is described by su(2)2:

Hsu(2)2 =X

i

gx

⌧xi

⌧xi+1 + g

y

⌧yi

⌧zi+1⌧

y

i+2

0 π/6 π/3 π/2K

0

1

2

3

Ener

gy

1 - sectorσ - sectorψ - sector

Spectrum of the so(3)1 chain - L=36

5

2 2

4

1

1 12 2

6 6 6 6

1 1

5 52 24 45 5 54 4 4

6

6 6

6

6

6 6

612 12

Hsu(2)2 =

X

k

✏k��†k�k � 1/2

✏k = 2

q2 + 2 cos

�6k⇡/L

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Going beyond condensationTo go beyond condensation transitions, we consider the 3-state Potts chain (compare: Fendley & Qi’s talks).

Z =

0

@1 0 00 ! 00 0 !2

1

A X =

0

@0 1 00 0 11 0 0

1

A ! = e2⇡i/3

X3 = 1 Z3 = 1 XZ = !ZX

H3�Potts

= �X

i

XiX†i+1

+ Zi + h.c.

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Going beyond condensationTo go beyond condensation transitions, we consider the 3-state Potts chain (compare: Fendley & Qi’s talks).

The 3-state Potts chain at it’s critical point: Z3 parafermion CFT, with c=4/5.Field content:Scaling dimensions:

{1, 1, 2, ⌧0, ⌧1, ⌧2}h1 = 0 , h 1,2 = 2/3 , h⌧0 = 2/5 , h⌧1,2 = 1/15

Z =

0

@1 0 00 ! 00 0 !2

1

A X =

0

@0 1 00 0 11 0 0

1

A ! = e2⇡i/3

X3 = 1 Z3 = 1 XZ = !ZX

H3�Potts

= �X

i

XiX†i+1

+ Zi + h.c.

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The product of two Z3 parafermion theories: no bosons or fermions!But, there are 16 modular invariants, giving two different partition functions (not obtainable as orbifolds):

Going beyond condensationThe 3-state Potts chain at it’s critical point: Z3 parafermion CFT, with c=4/5.Field content:Scaling dimensions:

{1, 1, 2, ⌧0, ⌧1, ⌧2}h1 = 0 , h 1,2 = 2/3 , h⌧0 = 2/5 , h⌧1,2 = 1/15

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The product of two Z3 parafermion theories: no bosons or fermions!But, there are 16 modular invariants, giving two different partition functions (not obtainable as orbifolds):

Going beyond condensationThe 3-state Potts chain at it’s critical point: Z3 parafermion CFT, with c=4/5.Field content:Scaling dimensions:

{1, 1, 2, ⌧0, ⌧1, ⌧2}h1 = 0 , h 1,2 = 2/3 , h⌧0 = 2/5 , h⌧1,2 = 1/15

hl + hr ‘degenaracy’0 1

2/15 44/15 44/5 214/15 44/3 422/15 88/5 132/15 48/3 4

ZDiagonal

hl + hr ‘degenaracy’0 1

4/15 44/5 214/15 417/5 84/3 422/15 88/5 18/3 4

ZPermutation

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Going beyond condensationThe Potts chain realizing the (Z3 parafermion)2 theory is simply:

H(2)

3�Potts

= �X

i

XiX†i+2

+ Zi + h.c.

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Going beyond condensationThe Potts chain realizing the (Z3 parafermion)2 theory is simply:

H(2)

3�Potts

= �X

i

XiX†i+2

+ Zi + h.c.

The appropriate chain for the other invariant reads

H(2,perm)

3�Potts

=�⇣X

i

XiX†i+2

+ Zi + h.c.⌘

�� Y

i,even

Z†i � 1

�X†

L�1

X1

�� Y

i,odd

Zi � 1�X†

L�2

X0

+ h.c.

=�⇣X

i

X̃iX̃†i+1

+ Z̃iZ̃i+1

+ h.c.⌘

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Going beyond condensationThe Potts chain realizing the (Z3 parafermion)2 theory is simply:

H(2)

3�Potts

= �X

i

XiX†i+2

+ Zi + h.c.

The appropriate chain for the other invariant reads

H(2,perm)

3�Potts

= �⇣X

i

XiX†i+1

+ ZiZi+1

+ h.c.⌘

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Going beyond condensationThe Potts chain realizing the (Z3 parafermion)2 theory is simply:

H(2)

3�Potts

= �X

i

XiX†i+2

+ Zi + h.c.

The appropriate chain for the other invariant reads

H(2,perm)

3�Potts

= �⇣X

i

XiX†i+1

+ ZiZi+1

+ h.c.⌘

This model is closely related to the ‘quantum torus chain’ Qin et al.

HQTC =

⇣X

i

cos(✓)XiX†i+1 + sin(✓)ZiZ

†i+1 + h.c.

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Going beyond condensationThe Potts chain realizing the (Z3 parafermion)2 theory is simply:

H(2)

3�Potts

= �X

i

XiX†i+2

+ Zi + h.c.

The appropriate chain for the other invariant reads

H(2,perm)

3�Potts

= �⇣X

i

XiX†i+1

+ ZiZi+1

+ h.c.⌘

This model is closely related to the ‘quantum torus chain’ Qin et al.

HQTC =

⇣X

i

cos(✓)XiX†i+1 + sin(✓)ZiZ

†i+1 + h.c.

By coupling three 3-state Potts chains, one can again condense a boson:

H(3,cond)3�Potts

= �⇣X

i

XiX†i+1

+ ZiZi+1

Zi+2

+ h.c.⌘

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ConclusionsWe can construct interesting spin-chains in analogy with 2d topological condensation transitions as well as modular invariance

Construction works for Jordan-Wigner solvable models, ‘BA’ solvable models, and non-integrable models.

Latter category (non discussed here): S=1 Blume-Capel model, giving a N=1 susy cft, (A,E) exceptional modular invariant.

Open questions:

Can we do this without coupling several chains together (4-state Potts?)How general is this method?Can we learn something about the modular invariant partition functions?

Study of the phase diagrams of the new models is underway

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ConclusionsWe can construct interesting spin-chains in analogy with 2d topological condensation transitions as well as modular invariance

Construction works for Jordan-Wigner solvable models, ‘BA’ solvable models, and non-integrable models.

Latter category (non discussed here): S=1 Blume-Capel model, giving a N=1 susy cft, (A,E) exceptional modular invariant.

Open questions:

Can we do this without coupling several chains together (4-state Potts?)How general is this method?Can we learn something about the modular invariant partition functions?

Study of the phase diagrams of the new models is underway

Thank

you for

your at

tention!