Spontaneous breaking of U(1) symmetry at zero temperature in one dimension

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2310.16881v2
• Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2023 02:19:04 GMT
• Title: Spontaneous breaking of U(1) symmetry at zero temperature in one dimension
• Abstract summary: We discuss new examples that display spontaneous breaking of a U(1) symmetry at zero temperature. We argue that a more general condition for this behavior is that the Hamiltonian is frustration-free.
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• Abstract: The Hohenberg--Mermin--Wagner theorem states that there is no spontaneous breaking of continuous symmetries in spatial dimensions $d\leq2$ at finite temperature. At zero temperature, the classical/quantum mapping further implies the absence of continuous symmetry breaking in one dimension, which is also known as Coleman's theorem in the context of relativistic quantum field theories. Except for the classic example of the Heisenberg ferromagnet and its variations, there has been no known counterexample to the theorem. In this Letter, we discuss new examples that display spontaneous breaking of a U(1) symmetry at zero temperature, although the order parameter does not commute with the Hamiltonian unlike the Heisenberg ferromagnet. We argue that a more general condition for this behavior is that the Hamiltonian is frustration-free.

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