One dimensional Staggered Bosons, Clock models and their non-invertible symmetries

Abstract: We study systems of staggered boson Hamiltonians in a one dimensional lattice and in particular how the translation symmetry by one unit in these systems is in reality a non-invertible symmetry closely related to T-duality. We also study the simplest systems of clock models derived from these staggered boson Hamiltonians. We show that the non-invertible symmetries of these lattice models together with the discrete ${\mathbb Z}_N$ symmetry predict that these are critical points with a $U(1)$ current algebra at $c=1$ and radius $\sqrt{2N}$ whenever $N>4$.