Ground-State Phase Diagram, Higher-Winding Topology, and Lifshitz Criticality in an Anisotropic Four-Spin XX Chain
We investigate the quantum critical and topological properties of a spin-$1/2$ XX chain with anisotropic four-spin cluster interactions in a transverse magnetic field. The interplay of exchange anisotropy, cluster interactions, and the external field produces a rich phase diagram with multiple gapped topological phases...