Higher structures in matrix product states

For a parameterized family of invertible states (short-range-entangled states) in (1+1) dimensions, we discuss a generalization of the Berry phase. Using translationally invariant, infinite matrix product states (MPSs), we introduce a gerbe structure, a higher generalization of complex line bundles, as an underlying mathematical structure describing topological properties of a parameterized family of MPSs. Furthermore, we introduce a generalization of a quantum mechanical inner product, which we call the "triple inner product,"defined for three matrix product states. The triple inner product proves to extract a topological invariant, the Dixmier-Douady class over the parameter space.