Fracton phases of matter

M Pretko, X Chen, Y You - International Journal of Modern Physics …, 2020‏ - World Scientific
Fractons are a new type of quasiparticle which are immobile in isolation, but can often move
by forming bound states. Fractons are found in a variety of physical settings, such as spin …

Snowmass white paper: Generalized symmetries in quantum field theory and beyond

C Cordova, TT Dumitrescu, K Intriligator… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2022‏ - arxiv.org
Symmetry plays a central role in quantum field theory. Recent developments include
symmetries that act on defects and other subsystems, and symmetries that are categorical …

Fracton hydrodynamics

A Gromov, A Lucas, RM Nandkishore - Physical Review Research, 2020‏ - APS
We introduce new classes of hydrodynamic theories inspired by the recently discovered
fracton phases of quantum matter. Fracton phases are characterized by elementary …

Exotic symmetries, duality, and fractons in 2+ 1-dimensional quantum field theory

N Seiberg, SH Shao - SciPost Physics, 2021‏ - scipost.org
We discuss nonstandard continuum quantum field theories in 2+ 1 dimensions. They exhibit
exotic global symmetries, a subtle spectrum of charged excitations, and dualities similar to …

Global dipole symmetry, compact Lifshitz theory, tensor gauge theory, and fractons

P Gorantla, HT Lam, N Seiberg, SH Shao - Physical Review B, 2022‏ - APS
We study field theories with global dipole symmetries and gauge dipole symmetries. The
famous Lifshitz theory is an example of a theory with a global dipole symmetry. We study in …

Quantum Liquids: Emergent higher-rank gauge theory and fractons

Y You - Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics, 2024‏ - annualreviews.org
Fractons emerge from many-body systems, featuring subdimensional particles with
restricted mobility. These particles have attracted interest for their roles across disciplines …

Localization in fractonic random circuits

S Pai, M Pretko, RM Nandkishore - Physical Review X, 2019‏ - APS
We study the spreading of initially local operators under unitary time evolution in a one-
dimensional random quantum circuit model that is constrained to conserve a U (1) charge …

Exotic symmetries, duality, and fractons in 3+1-dimensional quantum field theory

N Seiberg, SH Shao - SciPost Physics, 2020‏ - scipost.org
We extend our exploration of nonstandard continuum quantum field theories in 2+ 1
dimensions to 3+ 1 dimensions. These theories exhibit exotic global symmetries, a peculiar …

A modified Villain formulation of fractons and other exotic theories

P Gorantla, HT Lam, N Seiberg… - Journal of Mathematical …, 2021‏ - pubs.aip.org
We reformulate known exotic theories (including theories of fractons) on a Euclidean
spacetime lattice. We write them using the Villain approach, and then we modify them to a …

Towards classification of Fracton phases: the multipole algebra

A Gromov - Physical Review X, 2019‏ - APS
We present an effective field theory approach to the fracton phases. The approach is based
on the notion of a multipole algebra. It is an extension of space (time) symmetries of a …