- Accepted Paper
Topological quantum criticality in the quasiperiodic cluster Ising chain
Phys. Rev. Lett. - Accepted 26 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/l8m8-vk2h
Phys. Rev. Lett. - Accepted 26 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/l8m8-vk2h
Topological classifications of quantum critical systems have recently attracted growing interest, as they go beyond the traditional paradigms of condensed matter and statistical physics. However, such classifications remain largely unexplored in aperiodic environments, particularly under quasiperiodic modulations. In this Letter, we uncover a family of topological quasiperiodic fixed points with critical scalings intermediate between the clean and infinite-randomness limits. By exactly solving the quasiperiodic cluster-Ising chain, we demonstrate that all phase boundaries separating quasiperiodically modulated phases are governed by topological Ising-like fixed points unique to strongly modulated quasiperiodic systems. Although their local bulk critical properties match those of conventional quasiperiodic Ising critical points reported before, these fixed points host robust topological edge degeneracies and exhibit a distinct symmetry-enriched realization of the quasiperiodic Ising criticality, as further supported by complementary lattice simulations.
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