Abstract
We construct a series of bbosonic-symmetry-protected topological (BSPT) states beyond group cohomology classification using “decorated defects” approach. This construction is based on topological defects of ordinary Landau order parameters, decorated with the bosonic short-range entangled (BSRE) states in and space-time (with being nonnegative integers), which do not need any symmetry. This approach not only gives these BSPT states an intuitive physical picture, it also allows us to derive the effective field theory for all these BSPT states beyond group cohomology.
- Received 23 February 2015
- Revised 23 April 2015
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.91.184404
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