Boundary-bulk relation in topological orders

In this paper, we study the relation between an anomaly-free n+1D topological order, which are often called n+1D topological order in physics literature, and its nD gapped boundary phases. We argue that the n+1D bulk anomaly-free topological order for a given nD gapped boundary phase is unique. This...

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Main Authors: Liang Kong, Xiao-Gang Wen, Hao Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Nuclear Physics B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0550321317302183