Robust Topological Order in Fermionic <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:msub><mml:mi mathvariant="double-struck">Z</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:math> Gauge Theories: From Aharonov-Bohm Instability to Soliton-Induced Deconfinement
Daniel González-Cuadra, Luca Tagliacozzo, Maciej Lewenstein, Alejandro Bermudez
Abstract
New methods for producing topological order in a material could do so under more relaxed conditions than is typically required, which could help in the development of fault-tolerant quantum computation.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsDeconfinementGauge theoryOrder (exchange)Gauge (firearms)QuantumTopological orderTheoretical physicsInstabilityTopology (electrical circuits)Topological entropy in physicsFermionQuantum mechanicsTopological quantum numberTopological defectSymmetry protected topological orderQuantum fluctuationStability (learning theory)Quantum field theoryQuantum electrodynamicsDevelopment (topology)Lattice gauge theoryTopological degeneracyTopological Materials and PhenomenaQuantum many-body systemsCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates