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arXiv:2412.15336 · Journal of High Energy Physics

Weak Hopf non-invertible symmetry-protected topological spin liquid and lattice realization of (1+1)D symmetry topological field theory

Zhian Jia

Published Mar 16, 2026• 5 citations
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Abstract

A bstract We propose weak Hopf symmetry as a general framework to explore (1+1)D topological phases that exhibit non-invertible symmetries. Inspired by the Symmetry Topological Field Theory (SymTFT) description of quantum phases with non-invertible symmetry, we construct a lattice model by introducing two distinct topological boundary conditions for a weak Hopf lattice gauge theory. One boundary encodes the topological symmetry information, while the other incorporates the non-topological dynamics. The resulting model is termed the cluster ladder model. We demonstrate that the cluster state model is a special case of this broader class of lattice models exhibiting weak Hopf symmetry H × Ĥ , where H is a weak Hopf algebra and Ĥ is its dual weak Hopf algebra. On a closed manifold, the symmetry reduces to Cocom( H ) × Cocom( Ĥ ), corresponding to the cocommutative subalgebras of H × Ĥ . An essential weak Hopf sub-symmetry is Cocom( H ) × Rep( H ), which, in the finite group case, reduces to the familiar symmetry G × Rep( G ). To exactly solve the lattice model, we introduce a weak Hopf tensor network. Furthermore, we demonstrate how to construct the lattice realization of an arbitrary fusion category symmetry $$ \mathcal{S} $$ S via combining Tannaka-Krein reconstruction or weak Hopf tube algebra and the cluster ladder model.

DOI
10.1007/jhep03(2026)154

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