Symmetry-enriched topological order in tensor networks: Defects, gauging and anyon condensation
We study symmetry-enriched topological order in two-dimensional tensor network states by using graded matrix product operator algebras to represent symmetry-induced domain walls. A close connection to the theory of graded unitary fusion categories is established. Tensor network representations of the topological defect superselection sectors are constructed for all domain walls. The emergent symmetry-enriched topological order is extracted from these representations, including the symmetry action on the underlying anyons. Dual phase transitions, induced by gauging a global symmetry, and condensation of a bosonic subtheory, are analyzed and the relationship between topological orders on either side of the transition is derived. Several examples are worked through explicitly.
Authors
- Frank Verstraete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0270-5592)
- Nick Bultinck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2781-4085)
- Dominic J. Williamson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8029-6408)
Institutions
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Ghent University (BE)
- Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Quantum
- Published
- 2026-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2026-09-01-2199
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Quantum many-body systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00