Exotic topological order in fractal spin liquids

@article{Yoshida2013ExoticTO,
  title={Exotic topological order in fractal spin liquids},
  author={Beni Yoshida},
  journal={Physical Review B},
  year={2013},
  volume={88},
  pages={125122}
}
  • B. Yoshida
  • Published 25 February 2013
  • Physics
  • Physical Review B
We present a large class of three-dimensional spin models that possess topological order with stability against local perturbations, but are beyond description of topological quantum field theory. Conventional topological spin liquids, on a formal level, may be viewed as condensation of stringlike extended objects with discrete gauge symmetries, being at fixed points with continuous scale symmetries. In contrast, ground states of fractal spin liquids are condensation of highly fluctuating… 
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