2025/02/20 by Ce Shen, Shen, Ce · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el) #Theoretical and Computational Physics
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2502.14556
openalex publication_date 2025/02/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We investigate the phase diagram of a quantum many-body system constructed via the strange correlator approach, based on the non-Abelian SU(2)4 fusion category, to probe topological phase transitions. Using tensor network methods, we numerically compute the half-infinite chain entanglement entropy derived from the dominant eigenvector of the transfer matrix and map the entropy across a spherical two-dimensional parameter space. Our results reveal a phase diagram significantly more complex than previously reported, including a gapless phase consistent with a conformal field theory (CFT) of central charge c=1. Critical lines separating distinct phases are identified, with one such line bounding the CFT phase exhibiting a higher central charge c=2, indicative of an unconventional critical regime.