On the ground state in rotationally invariant quantum systems

Masahico Saito

Chen Sun, Ken K. W., Dima E. Feldman

The PH-Pfaffian (particle-hole Pfaffian) topological order has been proposed as a candidate order for the $\ensuremath{\nu}=5/2$ quantum Hall effect. The PH-Pfaffian liquid is known to be the ground state in several coupled wire and coupled stripe constructions. No translationally and rotationally invariant models with the PH-Pfaffian ground state have been identified so far. By employing anyon condensation on top of a topological order, allowed in an isotropic system, we argue that the PH-Pfaffian order is possible in the presence of rotational and translational symmetries.

Ola Bratteli, Akitaka Kishimoto, Derek W. Robinson

Haruo Ui, Gyo Takeda

As a direct generalization of our previous work, we construct a manifestly rotation invariant Hamiltonian describing a system composed of a tensor boson with spin I = 2 — such as, for example, phonon of nuclear quadrupole surface vibration — in which special cubic and quartic self-interactions are taken into account. All the ground state solutions are obtained. It is shown that these solutions can be classified into three classes: The first is the normal vacuum of boson, which is manifestly rotation symmetry. The second class of solutions can be viewed as generated from a single chosen state by rotating it into an arbitrary direction. The third one is Goldstone modes built on this chosen ground state. This chosen state — an exact ground state solution of our rotation invariant Hamiltonian — is not an eigenstate of angular momentum, but contains infinitely many different angular momentum states in it; thus, typifying “spontaneous breakdown” of “rotation symmetry”. It is further shown that this state can be naturally identified to an “intrinsic” deformed state in nuclear collective model of Bohr and Mottelson. The results are examined from the standpoint of Goldstone theorem and detailed discussions are given to explore how Goldstone theorem is modified in our finite dimensional system.

Federico Duque Gomez

Taku Matsui