Commensurability, excitation gap, and topology in quantum many-particle systems on a periodic lattice |
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Authors: | Oshikawa |
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Institution: | Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Oh-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan. |
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Abstract: | In combination with Laughlin's treatment of the quantized Hall conductivity, the Lieb-Schultz-Mattis argument is extended to quantum many-particle systems (including quantum spin systems) with a conserved particle number on a periodic lattice in arbitrary dimensions. Regardless of dimensionality, interaction strength, and particle statistics (Bose or Fermi), a finite excitation gap is possible only when the particle number per unit cell of the ground state is an integer. |
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