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Finite-temperature topological order in two-dimensional topological color codes

Kargarian, M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2009

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.80.012321
  3. Publisher: 2009
  4. Abstract:
  5. In this work the topological order at finite temperature in two-dimensional color code is studied. The topological entropy is used to measure the behavior of the topological order. Topological order in color code arises from the colored string-net structures. By imposing the hard constrained limit the exact solution of the entanglement entropy becomes possible. For finite size systems, by raising the temperature, one type of string-net structure is thermalized and the associative topological entropy vanishes. In the thermodynamic limit the underlying topological order is fragile even at very low temperatures. Taking first the thermodynamic limit and then the zero-temperature limit and vice versa does not commute, and their difference is related only to the topology of regions. The contribution of the colors and symmetry of the model in the topological entropy is also discussed. It is shown how the gauge symmetry of the color code underlies the topological entropy. © 2009 The American Physical Society
  6. Keywords:
  7. Entanglement entropy ; Exact solution ; Finite temperatures ; Finite-size systems ; Gauge symmetries ; Net structures ; Thermodynamic limits ; Topological entropy ; Topological order ; Very low temperatures ; Zero temperatures ; Color ; Color codes ; Entropy ; Thermodynamics ; Topology ; Two dimensional ; Temperature
  8. Source: Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics ; Volume 80, Issue 1 , 2009 ; 10502947 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.80.012321