Stable SPT classification group-structure conjecture

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Let SS be the set of stable SPT classes for a fixed group and fixed lattice. For stable classes \expvalω1,U1∼\expval{\omega_1,U_1}_{\sim} and \expvalω2,U2∼\expval{\omega_2,U_2}_{\sim}, define

∗(\expvalω1,U1∼,\expvalω2,U2∼)=\expvalω1⊗stackω2,U1⊗U2∼.*(\expval{\omega_1,U_1}_{\sim},\expval{\omega_2,U_2}_{\sim})=\expval{\omega_1\otimes_{\mathrm{stack}}\omega_2,U_1\otimes U_2}_{\sim}.

Stable SPT classification group-structure conjecture. The operation ∗* is well defined, independently of the representatives, and makes SS an abelian group.

The conjecture formalizes the expected group structure supplied by stacking stable SPT classes; the existence of inverses is related to GG-inverse states. The source does not provide a resolution, so the conjecture remains open.

References

Primary source

Tijl Jappens, “SPT indices emerging from translation invariance in two dimensional quantum spin systems”, arXiv:2202.11758 (2024).

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