A Multicritical Point with Infinite Fractal Symmetries

Abstract

Recently a ``Pascal's triangle model" constructed with $\text{U}(1)$ rotor degrees of freedom was introduced, and it was shown that ($\text{i}$.) this model possesses an infinite series of fractal symmetries; and ($\text{ii}$.) it is the parent model of a series of $Z_p$ fractal models each with its own distinct fractal symmetry. In this work we discuss a multi-critical point of the Pascal's triangle model that is analogous to the Rokhsar-Kivelson (RK) point of the better known quantum dimer model. We demonstrate that the expectation value of the characteristic operator of each fractal symmetry at this multi-critical point decays as a power-law of space, and this multi-critical point is shared by the family of descendent $Z_p$ fractal models. Afterwards, we generalize our discussion to a $(3+1)d$ model termed the ``Pascal's tetrahedron model" that has both planar and fractal subsystem symmetries. We also establish a connection between the Pascal's tetrahedron model and the $\text{U}(1)$ Haah's code.

10.5 pages, 4 figures

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