Fracton phases via exotic higher-form symmetry-breaking
Marvin Qi, Leo Radzihovsky, Michael Hermele
Topics & Concepts
FractonPhysicsTheoretical physicsHomogeneous spaceLattice (music)Quantum field theoryQuantumScalar (mathematics)Scalar fieldCharge (physics)Symmetry breakingCondensationQuantum phasesField (mathematics)Toric codeSymmetry (geometry)Quantum mechanicsPerspective (graphical)Translational symmetrySpontaneous symmetry breakingEffective field theoryTopological defectQuantum many-body systemsAlgebraic structures and combinatorial modelsBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics