Da-Chuan Lu

Anyon Proliferation and Anyon Superconductivity in Higgsing Transitions via Conformal Embeddings

We discuss (2+1)d Chern-Simons Higgsing transitions based on conformal embeddings and their relation to the proliferation of anyons. These transitions preserve or enlarge the intrinsic topological order despite reducing the gauge group. When the topological order is enlarged, the two phases differ by anyon condensation...