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arXiv:2610.09501

Matrix Product State Representatives of Symmetry-Protected Phases

Thomas Jackson

Published Oct 7, 2026• 0 citations
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Abstract

We provide a simple ansatz for finding integer spin $SO(3)\times\Z_2^T\times\Z_2^R$-invariant matrix product states representing a phase for each triple of $\Z_2$ topological indices studied in the literature by Tasaki \cite{tasakiheistop}\cite{tasakitop} and Ogata (corresponding to time-reversal and reflection symmetries) \cite{ogatatime}\cite{ogatareflection}. Every combination of trivial and non-trivial indices has a spin-$1$ $SU(2)$, time-reversal, and site-reflection symmetric MPS representative with injectivity length $l\leq 8$. We provide some exact examples for spin-$1$ and a Fortran program which will find representatives of any triple for any integer spin, as well as some data from random sampling for small spin. The existence of such states agrees with the classification of Chen, Gu, and Wen \cite{chen}, and with the recent results of Tasaki \cite{tasakinew} equating the hidden-order and one of Ogata's indices, wherein the Ogata index is that associated to the dihedral $D_2$ symmetry.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.2610.09501

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