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From: Topological Quantum Phase Transition in Synthetic Non-Abelian Gauge Potential: Gauge Invariance and Experimental Detections

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Ground-state energy density.

(a) The ground-state energy density on the lattice scale as a function of β. (b) The first-order derivative of the ground-state energy density on the lattice scale with respect to β. (c) The second-order derivative of the ground-state energy density on the lattice scale with respect to β. It shows a cusp when β = π/3, 2π/3. (d) The third-order derivative of with respect to β. It shows discontinuity when β = π/3, 2π/3, so the system undergoes a third order topological quantum phase transition.

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