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Facets 2026

"School on Mathematical Physics"

"School on Mathematical Physics"

"School on Mathematical Physics"

"School on Mathematical Physics"

TBA

We construct a ℤ2×ℤ2 gauge theory coupled to matter on a one-dimensional chain, aiming to study the ground-state physics in the Gauss law subspace. We show that the theory in the Gauss law subspace has a U(1) symmetry whose generator commutes with lattice translations, but anticommutes with the lattice reflection operator. This leads to a Lieb-Schultz-Mattis (LSM) theorem that always rules out a trivial gapped ground state in the Gauss law subspace, if the hamiltonian is invariant under translations and reflection. Any point in the parameter space must realize either a spontaneously symmetry broken (SSB) ground state, or a gapless ground state. Imposing the Gauss law is pivotal for the existence of the U(1) symmetry, and hence of the LSM theorem. We thus demonstrate a novel mechanism to obtain an LSM-type theorem, wherein the symmetry responsible for the theorem originates from the kinematic constraints of a gauge theory. We identify a point in the parameter space at which the system is gapless. At the gapless point, the excitations admit a description in terms of free Dirac fermions with a constraint on the total fermion number. The asymptotic behavior of the two-point correlation function of the simplest local gauge-invariant quantity at the gapless point is found to be ∝cos(πr)r−2/9, where r is the lattice separation between the two points. This model is also a natural platform to study phase diagram topological defects residing in families of SSB phases.

"School on Mathematical Physics"

TBA

VP teacher workshop (KV/JNV/AECS)

VP teacher workshop (KV/JNV/AECS)

VP teacher workshop (KV/JNV/AECS)