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article M. Freedman, A. Feiguin, S. Trebst, A. Ludwig, M. Troyer, A. Kitaev, and Z. Wang: “Interacting anyons in topological quantum liquids: The golden chain,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 98 (2007), pp. 160409. ArXiv cond-mat/0612341

We discuss generalizations of quantum spin Hamiltonians using anyonic degrees of freedom. The simplest model for interacting anyons energetically favors neighboring anyons to fuse into the trivial (“identity”) channel, similar to the quantum Heisenberg model favoring neighboring spins to form spin singlets. Numerical simulations of a chain of Fibonacci anyons show that the model is critical with a dynamical critical exponent \( z=1 \), and described by a two-dimensional (\( 2D \)) conformal field theory with central charge \( c=7/10 \). An exact mapping of the anyonic chain onto the \( 2D \) tricritical Ising model is given using the restricted-solid-on-solid representation of the Temperley–Lieb algebra. The gaplessness of the chain is shown to have topological origin.

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article M. H. Freedman, L. Gamper, C. Gils, S. V. Isakov, S. Trebst, and M. Troyer: “Topological phases: An expedition off lattice,” Ann. Physics 326 : 8 (2011), pp. 2108–2137. MR 2812881 Zbl 1221.81219 ArXiv 1102.0270

Motivated by the goal to give the simplest possible microscopic foundation for a broad class of topological phases, we study quantum mechanical lattice models where the topology of the lattice is one of the dynamical variables. However, a fluctuating geometry can remove the separation between the system size and the range of local interactions, which is important for topological protection and ultimately the stability of a topological phase. In particular, it can open the door to a pathology, which has been studied in the context of quantum gravity and goes by the name of ‘baby universe’, Here we discuss three distinct approaches to suppressing these pathological fluctuations. We complement this discussion by applying Cheeger’s theory relating the geometry of manifolds to their vibrational modes to study the spectra of Hamiltonians. In particular, we present a detailed study of the statistical properties of loop gas and string net models on fluctuating lattices, both analytically and numerically.

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