Lieb-Schultz-Mattis Theorem for 1D Quantum Magnets with Antiunitary Translation and Inversion Symmetries
We study quantum many-body systems in the presence of an exotic antiunitary translation or inversion symmetry involving time reversal. Based on a symmetry-twisting method and spectrum robustness, we propose that a half-integer spin chain that respects any of these two antiunitary crystalline symmetries in addition to the discrete Z_{2}×Z_{2} global spin-rotation symmetry must either be gapless or possess degenerate ground states. This explains the gaplessness of a class of chiral spin models not indicated by the Lieb-Schultz-Mattis theorem and its known extensions. Moreover, we present symmetry classes with minimal sets of generators that give nontrivial Lieb-Schultz-Mattis-type constraints, argued by the bulk-boundary correspondence in 2D symmetry-protected topological phases as well as lattice homotopy. Our results for detecting the ingappability of 1D quantum magnets from the interplay between spin-rotation symmetries and magnetic space groups are applicable to systems with a broader class of spin interactions, including Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya and triple-product interactions.
Authors
- Yuan Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4149-8055)
- Chang-Tse Hsieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2308-2913)
- Masaki Oshikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7637-7432)
- Linhao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8205-6889)
Institutions
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Letters
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.133.136705
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Quantum many-body systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.03
Funders
- Ministry of Education
- University of Tokyo
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Japan Science and Technology Agency