scholarly journals Multikink topological terms and charge-binding domain-wall condensation induced symmetry-protected topological states: Beyond Chern-Simons/BF field theories

2016 ◽  
Vol 93 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng-Cheng Gu ◽  
Juven C. Wang ◽  
Xiao-Gang Wen
Keyword(s):  
Domain Wall ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Topological States ◽  
Symmetry Protected ◽  
Chern Simons

scholarly journals High-frequency rectifiers based on type-II Dirac fermions

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Libo Zhang ◽  
Zhiqingzi Chen ◽  
Kaixuan Zhang ◽  
Lin Wang ◽  
Huang Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
High Dynamic Range ◽  
Anisotropy Ratio ◽  
Dirac Fermions ◽  
Topological States ◽  
Topological Semimetals ◽  
Polarized Surface ◽  
Symmetry Protected

AbstractThe advent of topological semimetals enables the exploitation of symmetry-protected topological phenomena and quantized transport. Here, we present homogeneous rectifiers, converting high-frequency electromagnetic energy into direct current, based on low-energy Dirac fermions of topological semimetal-NiTe2, with state-of-the-art efficiency already in the first implementation. Explicitly, these devices display room-temperature photosensitivity as high as 251 mA W−1 at 0.3 THz in an unbiased mode, with a photocurrent anisotropy ratio of 22, originating from the interplay between the spin-polarized surface and bulk states. Device performances in terms of broadband operation, high dynamic range, as well as their high sensitivity, validate the immense potential and unique advantages associated to the control of nonequilibrium gapless topological states via built-in electric field, electromagnetic polarization and symmetry breaking in topological semimetals. These findings pave the way for the exploitation of topological phase of matter for high-frequency operations in polarization-sensitive sensing, communications and imaging.

scholarly journals NON-ABELIAN FRACTIONAL QUANTUM HALL STATES AND CHIRAL COSET CONFORMAL FIELD THEORIES

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (30) ◽  
pp. 4857-4870 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. C. CABRA ◽  
E. FRADKIN ◽  
G. L. ROSSINI ◽  
F. A. SCHAPOSNIK
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Hall ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Simons Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Fractional Quantum ◽  
Fractional Quantum Hall ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Quantum Hall States ◽  
Effective Lagrangian ◽  
Chern Simons

We propose an effective Lagrangian for the low energy theory of the Pfaffian states of the fractional quantum Hall effect in the bulk in terms of non-Abelian Chern–Simons (CS) actions. Our approach exploits the connection between the topological Chern–Simons theory and chiral conformal field theories. This construction can be used to describe a large class of non-Abelian FQH states.

scholarly journals Topological field theories on manifolds with Wu structures

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (05) ◽  
pp. 1750015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Monnier
Keyword(s):  
Topological Field Theories ◽  
Geometric Quantization ◽  
Discrete Symmetry ◽  
Local System ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Simons Theory ◽  
General Point ◽  
Topological Field ◽  
Generalized Cohomology ◽  
Chern Simons

We construct invertible field theories generalizing abelian prequantum spin Chern–Simons theory to manifolds of dimension [Formula: see text] endowed with a Wu structure of degree [Formula: see text]. After analyzing the anomalies of a certain discrete symmetry, we gauge it, producing topological field theories whose path integral reduces to a finite sum, akin to Dijkgraaf–Witten theories. We take a general point of view where the Chern–Simons gauge group and its couplings are encoded in a local system of integral lattices. The Lagrangian of these theories has to be interpreted as a class in a generalized cohomology theory in order to obtain a gauge invariant action. We develop a computationally friendly cochain model for this generalized cohomology and use it in a detailed study of the properties of the Wu Chern–Simons action. In the 3-dimensional spin case, the latter provides a definition of the “fermionic correction” introduced recently in the literature on fermionic symmetry protected topological phases. In order to construct the state space of the gauged theories, we develop an analogue of geometric quantization for finite abelian groups endowed with a skew-symmetric pairing. The physical motivation for this work comes from the fact that in the [Formula: see text] case, the gauged 7-dimensional topological field theories constructed here are essentially the anomaly field theories of the 6-dimensional conformal field theories with [Formula: see text] supersymmetry, as will be discussed elsewhere.

Chiral bosonic field theories and the quantum Hall effect

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (9) ◽  
pp. 1121-1131 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Bracken
Keyword(s):  
Hall Effect ◽  
Gauge Transformation ◽  
Quantum Hall Effect ◽  
Quantum Hall ◽  
Equation Of Motion ◽  
Hall Conductivity ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Bosonic Field ◽  
Chern Simons

The gauge-transformation properties of the actions of certain scalar and Chern–Simons theories are investigated, including contributions from the boundary. By imposing chirality constraints on the fields, these types of theories can be used to describe the quantum Hall effect. It is shown that the corresponding equation of motion for the associated current for the theory generates an anomaly, which can be related directly to the Hall conductivity. PACS Nos.: 73.43, 03.70, 11.10, 11.30R

scholarly journals Interface junctions in QCD${}_4$

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pranay Gorantla ◽  
Ho Tat Lam
Keyword(s):  
Effective Field Theories ◽  
Quantum Chromodynamics ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Scalar Theory ◽  
Complex Mass ◽  
Spatially Varying ◽  
Chern Simons

We study 3+1 dimensional SU(N)SU(N) Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) with N_fNf degenerate quarks that have a spatially varying complex mass. It leads to a network of interfaces connected by interface junctions. We use anomaly inflow to constrain these defects. Based on the chiral Lagrangian and the conjectures on the interfaces, characterized by a spatially varying \thetaθ-parameter, we propose a low-energy description of such networks of interfaces. Interestingly, we observe that the operators in the effective field theories on the junctions can carry baryon charges, and their spin and isospin representations coincide with baryons. We also study defects, characterized by spatially varying coupling constants, in 2+1 dimensional Chern-Simons-matter theories and in a 3+1 dimensional real scalar theory.

scholarly journals Domain Wall Solitons Arising in Classical Gauge Field Theories

2019 ◽  
Vol 369 (1) ◽  
pp. 317-349
Author(s):  
Lei Cao ◽  
Shouxin Chen ◽  
Yisong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Domain Wall ◽  
Gauge Field ◽  
Gauge Field Theories ◽  
Field Theories
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