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A Brief History of Free Parafermions (2311.04582v1)
Published 8 Nov 2023 in cond-mat.stat-mech, math-ph, and math.MP
Abstract: In this article we outline the historical development and key results obtained to date for free parafermionic spin chains. The concept of free parafermions provides a natural N-state generalization of free fermions, which have long underpinned the exact solution and application of widely studied quantum spin chains and their classical counterparts. In particular, we discuss the Baxter-Fendley free parafermionic Z(N) spin chain, which is a relatively simple non-Hermitian generalization of the Ising model.
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