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Abhishodh Prakash1, Juven Wang2
1International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Shivakote, Hesaraghatta Hobli, Bengaluru 560089, India.
Abstract:
We prove that the boundaries of all nontrivial (1+1)-dimensional intrinsically fermionic symmetry-protected-topological phases, protected by finite on-site symmetries (unitary or antiunitary), are supersymmetric quantum mechanical systems. This supersymmetry does not require any fine-tuning of the underlying Hamiltonian, arises entirely as a consequence of the boundary 't Hooft anomaly that classifies the phase, and is related to a "Bose-Fermi" degeneracy different in nature from other well known degeneracies such as Kramers doublets.
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