Classification of Dipolar Symmetry-Protected Topological Phases: Matrix Product States, Stabilizer Hamiltonians and Finite Tensor Gauge Theories

Abstract

We classify one-dimensional symmetry-protected topological (SPT) phases protected by dipole symmetries. A dipole symmetry comprises two sets of symmetry generators: charge and dipole operators, which together form a non-trivial algebra with translations. Using matrix product states (MPS), we show that for a $G$ dipole symmetry with $G$ a finite abelian group, the one-dimensional dipolar SPTs are classified by the group $H^2[G\times G,U(1)]/H^2[G,U(1)]^2$. Because of the symmetry algebra, the MPS tensors exhibit an unusual property, prohibiting the fractionalization of charge operators at the edges. For each phase in the classification, we explicitly construct a stabilizer Hamiltonian to realize the SPT phase and derive the response field theories by coupling the dipole symmetry to background tensor gauge fields. These field theories generalize the Dijkgraaf-Witten theories to twisted finite tensor gauge theories.