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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.
Authors
- Ning Xi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5856-3593)
- Yunjing Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1727-2577)
- Jianda Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3571-3348)
- Rong Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5936-1159)
- Yunfeng Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3396-8547)
- Xiao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2898-3355)
Institutions
- 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)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/f32m-kkzm
- Primary Topic
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00