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Quantum integrability emerging near a quantum critical point (QCP) is manifested by an exotic excitation spectrum that is organized by the associated algebraic structure. A well-known example is the emergent ${E}_{8}$ integrability near the QCP of a transverse field Ising chain (TFIC), which was long predicted theoretically and initially proposed to be realized in the quasi-one-dimensional (q1D) quantum magnet ${\mathrm{CoNb}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{6}$. However, later measurements on the spin excitation spectrum of this material revealed a series of satellite peaks in low energies that go beyond the description of the ${E}_{8}$ Lie algebra. Motivated by this experimental progress, we hereby revisit the spin excitations of ${\mathrm{CoNb}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{6}$ by combining numerical calculation and analytical analysis. We show that, as effects of strong interchain fluctuations, the spectrum of the system near the 1D QCP is characterized by an emergent ${D}_{8}^{(1)}$ Lie algebra instead of the ${E}_{8}$ one. We further show that the ${D}_{8}^{(1)}$ spectrum can be realized in a broad class of interacting quantum systems. Our results advance the exploration and manipulation of integrability in quantum critical systems.

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Physical review. B./Physical review. B
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2025-11-08
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https://doi.org/10.1103/f32m-kkzm
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Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
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Ning Xi, Yunjing Gao, Jianda Wu, Rong Yu, Yunfeng Jiang, Xiao Wang
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Abstract

Quantum integrability emerging near a quantum critical point (QCP) is manifested by an exotic excitation spectrum that is organized by the associated algebraic structure. A well-known example is the emergent ${E}_{8}$ integrability near the QCP of a transverse field Ising chain (TFIC), which was long predicted theoretically and initially proposed to be realized in the quasi-one-dimensional (q1D) quantum magnet ${\mathrm{CoNb}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{6}$. However, later measurements on the spin excitation spectrum of this material revealed a series of satellite peaks in low energies that go beyond the description of the ${E}_{8}$ Lie algebra. Motivated by this experimental progress, we hereby revisit the spin excitations of ${\mathrm{CoNb}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{6}$ by combining numerical calculation and analytical analysis. We show that, as effects of strong interchain fluctuations, the spectrum of the system near the 1D QCP is characterized by an emergent ${D}_{8}^{(1)}$ Lie algebra instead of the ${E}_{8}$ one. We further show that the ${D}_{8}^{(1)}$ spectrum can be realized in a broad class of interacting quantum systems. Our results advance the exploration and manipulation of integrability in quantum critical systems.

Physical review. B./Physical review. BVol. 112(24)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Hefei University (CN), Institute of Theoretical Physics (CN), Southeast University (CN), Renmin University of China (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 75%
Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
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