2 papers
quant-ph2026
Strong-to-weak spontaneous breaking of 1-form symmetry and intrinsically mixed topological order
Carolyn Zhang, Yichen Xu, Jian-Hao Zhang +3
Topological orders in 2+1d are spontaneous symmetry-breaking (SSB) phases of 1-form symmetries in pure states. The notion of symmetry is further enriched in the context of mixed st…
cond-mat.str-el2025
Average-exact mixed anomalies and compatible phases
Yichen Xu, Chao-Ming Jian
The quantum anomaly of a global symmetry is known to strongly constrain the allowed low-energy physics in a clean and isolated quantum system. However, the effect of quantum anomal…