Topology and edge modes in quantum critical chains

Abstract

We show that topology can protect exponentially localized, zero energy edge modes at critical points between one-dimensional symmetry protected topological phases. This is possible even without gapped degrees of freedom in the bulk ---in contrast to recent work on edge modes in gapless chains. We present an intuitive picture for the existence of these edge modes in the case of non-interacting spinless fermions with time reversal symmetry (BDI class of the tenfold way). The stability of this phenomenon relies on a topological invariant defined in terms of a complex function, counting its zeros and poles inside the unit circle. This invariant can prevent two models described by the \emph{same} conformal field theory (CFT) from being smoothly connected. A full classification of critical phases in the non-interacting BDI class is obtained: each phase is labeled by the central charge of the CFT, $c\in \frac{1}{2}\mathbb{N}$, and the topological invariant, $\omega \in \mathbb{Z}$. Moreover, $c$ is determined by the difference in the number of edge modes between the phases neighboring the transition. Numerical simulations show that the topological edge modes of critical chains can be stable in the presence of interactions and disorder.

4 pages, 7 page appendix, 7 figures

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