Adventure in Topological Phase Transitions in 3+1-D: Non-Abelian Deconfined Quantum Criticalities and a Possible Duality

Continuous quantum phase transitions beyond the conventional paradigm of fluctuations of a symmetry-breaking order parameter are challenging for theory. These phase transitions often involve emergent deconfined gauge fields at the critical points as demonstrated in phase transitions between differen...

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Main Authors: Zhen Bi, T. Senthil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2019-05-01
Series:Physical Review X
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.9.021034