Geometric Classification of Topological Quantum Phases
arXiv:hep-th/9708106 · doi:10.1016/S0375-9601(97)00828-1
Abstract
On the basis of the principle that topological quantum phases arise from the scattering around space-time defects in higher dimensional unification, a geometric model is presented that associates with each quantum phase an element of a transformation group.
10 pages, Latex