Model Realization and Numerical Studies of a Three-Dimensional Bosonic Topological Insulator and Symmetry-Enriched Topological Phases

We study a topological phase of interacting bosons in (3+1) dimensions that is protected by charge conservation and time-reversal symmetry. We present an explicit lattice model that realizes this phase and that can be studied in sign-free Monte Carlo simulations. The idea behind our model is to bind...

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Main Authors: Scott D. Geraedts, Olexei I. Motrunich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2014-12-01
Series:Physical Review X
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.4.041049