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Reduced fidelity in topological quantum phase transitions

Erik Eriksson and Henrik Johannesson
Phys. Rev. A 79, 060301(R) – Published 3 June 2009

Abstract

We study the reduced fidelity between local states of lattice systems exhibiting topological order. By exploiting mappings to spin models with classical order, we are able to analytically extract the scaling behavior of the reduced fidelity at the corresponding quantum phase transitions out of the topologically ordered phases. Our results suggest that the reduced fidelity, albeit being a local measure, generically serves as an accurate marker of a topological quantum phase transition.

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  • Received 23 February 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.79.060301

©2009 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Erik Eriksson and Henrik Johannesson

  • Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, SE 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden

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Vol. 79, Iss. 6 — June 2009

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