A complete classification of 2d symmetry protected states with symmetric entanglers
By: Alex Bols, Wojciech De Roeck, Michiel De Wilde, Bruno de O. Carvalho
Published: 2026-03-11
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Abstract
We consider symmetry protected topological states of 2d quantum spin systems, with a finite symmetry group G. It has been conjectured that such states are classified by the cohomology group H^3(G,U(1)), but the completeness of this classification is an open problem. We restrict ourselves to symmetry protected topological states that can be prepared from a product state by a symmetric entangler. For this class of states, we prove that the classification by H^3(G,U(1)) is complete.