Many-body generalization of the Z2 topological invariant for the quantum spin Hall effect

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2007-08-13

arxiv.org/abs/0708.1639v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 186807 (2008)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

4 pages, 3 figures (final version to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett.)

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.186807

We propose a many-body generalization of the Z2 topological invariant for the quantum spin Hall insulator, which does not rely on single-particle band structures. The invariant is derived as a topological obstruction that distinguishes topologically distinct many-body ground states on a torus. It is also expressed as a Wilson-loop of the SU(2) Berry gauge field, which is quantized due to the time-reversal symmetry.

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