A Multicritical Point with Infinite Fractal Symmetries

TL;DR

This paper explores a multi-critical point in a Pascal's triangle model with fractal symmetries, revealing power-law decay of symmetry operators and extending the analysis to a 3D model with connections to Haah's code.

Contribution

It identifies a multi-critical point with fractal symmetries and generalizes the model to three dimensions, linking it to Haah's code.

Findings

Power-law decay of fractal symmetry operators at the multi-critical point

Shared multi-critical point among descendant $Z_p$ fractal models

Extension to a 3D Pascal's tetrahedron model with subsystem symmetries

Abstract

Recently a ``Pascal's triangle model" constructed with $\text{U}(1)$ rotor degrees of freedom was introduced, and it was shown that ($\textit{i}$.) this model possesses an infinite series of fractal symmetries; and ($\textit{ii}$.) it is the parent model of a series of $Z_p$ fractal models each with its own distinct fractal symmetry. In this work we discuss a multi-critical point of the Pascal's triangle model that is analogous to the Rokhsar-Kivelson (RK) point of the better known quantum dimer model. We demonstrate that the expectation value of the characteristic operator of each fractal symmetry at this multi-critical point decays as a power-law of space, and this multi-critical point is shared by the family of descendent $Z_p$ fractal models. Afterwards, we generalize our discussion to a $(3+1)d$ model termed the ``Pascal's tetrahedron model" that has both planar and fractal subsystem symmetries. We also establish a connection between the Pascal's tetrahedron model and the $\text{U}(1)$ Haah's code.