Classification of gapped domain walls of topological orders in 2+1 dimensions: a Levin-Wen model realization

Abstract

Abstract This paper introduces a novel systematic construction of gapped domain walls (GDWs) within the Levin-Wen (LW) model. By gluing two LW models along their open sides in a compatible way, we achieve a complete GDW classification by subsets of bulk input data, which encompass the classifications in terms of bimodule categories. A generalized bimodule structure is introduced to capture domain-wall excitations. Furthermore, we demonstrate that folding along any GDW yields a gapped boundary (GB) described by a Frobenius algebra of the input UFC for the folded model, thus bridging our GDW classification and the GB classification in [1].

Keywords

• Anyons
• Topological States of Matter
• Topological Field Theories
• Lattice Quantum Field Theory