Defects and degeneracies in supersymmetry protected phases

Abstract

We analyse a class of 1D lattice models, known as M${}_k$ models, which are characterised by an order-$k$ clustering of spin-less fermions and by $\mathcal{N}=2$ lattice supersymmetry. Our main result is the identification of a class of (bulk or edge) defects, that are in one-to-one correspondence with so-called spin fields in a corresponding ${\mathbb{Z}}_k$ parafermion CFT. In the gapped regime, injecting such defects leads to ground state degeneracies that are protected by the supersymmetry. The defects, which are closely analogous to quasi-holes over the fermionic Read-Rezayi quantum Hall states, display characteristic fusion rules, which are of Ising type for $k=2$ and of Fibonacci type for $k=3$.

6 pages, 3 figures. v3: version as published

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