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Classification of classical spin liquids: Topological quantum chemistry and crystalline symmetry

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Classical spin liquids (CSLs) can be classified by their lowest-energy flat bands. This work advances the classification scheme by integrating crystalline symmetry and topological quantum chemistry into it. The authors present here a mathematical framework to analyze the band representations of flat bands in CSLs, illuminating how symmetry protects different classes of CSLs. Concrete examples, such as the construction of a symmetry-protected pinch-line algebraic CSL, demonstrate the power of this new classification approach.

Source: Physical review. B./Physical review. B

DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.110.054421

Authors: Yuan Fang, Jennifer Cano, Andriy H. Nevidomskyy, Han Yan

Institutions: Stony Brook University, Flatiron Institute, Rice University

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Condensed Matter Physics

Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green