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Classification of topological phases in periodically driven interacting systems

Dominic V. Else and Chetan Nayak
Phys. Rev. B 93, 201103(R) – Published 9 May 2016
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Abstract

We consider topological phases in periodically driven (Floquet) systems exhibiting many-body localization, protected by a symmetry G. We argue for a general correspondence between such phases and topological phases of undriven systems protected by symmetry ZG where the additional Z accounts for the discrete time-translation symmetry. Thus, for example, the bosonic phases in d spatial dimensions without intrinsic topological order [symmetry-protected topological (SPT) phases] are classified by the cohomology group Hd+1[ZG,U(1)]. For unitary symmetries, we interpret the additional resulting Floquet phases in terms of the lower-dimensional SPT phases that are pumped to the boundary during one time step. These results also imply the existence of novel symmetry-enriched topological (SET) orders protected solely by the periodicity of the drive.

  • Received 25 March 2016
  • Revised 20 April 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.201103

©2016 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

  1. Physical Systems
  1. Techniques
Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

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Dominic V. Else1 and Chetan Nayak1,2

  • 1Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
  • 2Microsoft Research, Station Q, Elings Hall, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA

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Vol. 93, Iss. 20 — 15 May 2016

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