Simulation of anyons with tensor network algorithms
arXiv:1006.3532 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.82.115126
Abstract
Interacting systems of anyons pose a unique challenge to condensed matter simulations due to their non-trivial exchange statistics. These systems are of great interest as they have the potential for robust universal quantum computation, but numerical tools for studying them are as yet limited. We show how existing tensor network algorithms may be adapted for use with systems of anyons, and demonstrate this process for the 1-D Multi-scale Entanglement Renormalisation Ansatz (MERA). We apply the MERA to infinite chains of interacting Fibonacci anyons, computing their scaling dimensions and local scaling operators. The scaling dimensions obtained are seen to be in agreement with conformal field theory. The techniques developed are applicable to any tensor network algorithm, and the ability to adapt these ansaetze for use on anyonic systems opens the door for numerical simulation of large systems of free and interacting anyons in one and two dimensions.
Fixed typos, matches published version. 16 pages, 21 figures, 4 tables, RevTeX 4-1. For a related work, see arXiv:1006.2478
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