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Kagome model for a Z(2) quantum spin liquid

Block, Matthew S.
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D'Emidio, Jonathan  
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Kaul, Ribhu K.
January 9, 2020
Physical Review B

We present a study of a simple model antiferromagnet consisting of a sum of nearest-neighbor SO(N) singlet projectors on the kagome lattice. Our model shares some features with the popular S = 1/2 kagome antiferromagnet but is specifically designed to be free of the sign problem of quantum Monte Carlo. In our numerical analysis, we find as a function of N a quadrupolar magnetic state and a wide range of a quantum spin liquid. A solvable large-N generalization suggests that the quantum spin liquid in our original model is a gapped Z(2) topological phase. Supporting this assertion, a numerical study of the entanglement entropy in the sign free model shows a quantized topological contribution.

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DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.101.020402
Web of Science ID

WOS:000506583800001

Author(s)
Block, Matthew S.
D'Emidio, Jonathan  
Kaul, Ribhu K.
Date Issued

2020-01-09

Publisher

AMER PHYSICAL SOC

Published in
Physical Review B
Volume

101

Issue

2

Article Number

020402

Subjects

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Physics, Applied

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Physics, Condensed Matter

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Materials Science

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Physics

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triangular-lattice

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ground-states

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valence-bond

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phase

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order

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disorder

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REVIEWED

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March 3, 2020
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