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A lattice model for condensation in Levin-Wen systems (2303.04711v2)
Published 8 Mar 2023 in cond-mat.str-el, math-ph, math.CT, math.MP, math.QA, and quant-ph
Abstract: Levin-Wen string-net models provide a construction of (2+1)D topologically ordered phases of matter with anyonic localized excitations described by the {Drinfeld} center of a unitary fusion category. Anyon condensation is a mechanism for phase transitions between (2+1)D topologically ordered phases. We construct an extension of Levin-Wen models in which tuning a parameter implements anyon condensation. We also describe the classification of anyons in Levin-Wen models via representation theory of the tube algebra, and use a variant of the tube algebra to classify low-energy localized excitations in the condensed phase.