Universal Signatures of Quantum Critical Points from Finite-Size Torus   Spectra: A Window into the Operator Content of Higher-Dimensional Conformal   Field Theories
  The low-energy spectra of many body systems on a torus, of finite size $L$, are well understood in magnetically ordered and gapped topological phases. However, the spectra at quantum critical points separating such phases are largely unexplored for 2+1D systems. Using a combination of analytical and numerical techniques, we show that the low-energy torus spectrum at criticality provides a universal fingerprint of the underlying quantum field theory, with the energy levels given by universal numbers times $1/L$. We highlight the implications of a neighboring topological phase on the spectrum by studying the Ising* transition (i.e. the transition between a $Z_2$ topological phase and a trivial paramagnet), in the example of the toric code in a longitudinal field, and advocate a phenomenological picture that provides insight into the operator content of the critical field theory. 
Michael Schuler, Seth Whitsitt, Louis-Paul Henry, Subir Sachdev and   Andreas M. L\"auchli
cond-mat.str-el