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Bounds on Lorentz-violating parameters in magnetically confined 2D systems: A phenomenological approach

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2025-10-29 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We present a unified, SI-consistent framework to constrain minimal SME coefficients aμa_\mu and bμb_\mu using magnetically confined two-dimensional electron systems under a uniform magnetic field. Working in the nonrelativistic (Schr\"odinger--Pauli) limit with effective mass, we derive the radial problem for cylindrical geometries and identify how spatial components (a,b\mathbf a,\mathbf b) reshape the effective potential, via 1/r1/r and rr terms or spin-selective offsets, while scalar components (a0,b0a_0,b_0) act through a global energy shift and a spin-momentum coupling. Phenomenological upper bounds follow from requiring LV-induced shifts to lie below typical spectroscopic resolutions: a0δE|a_0|\lesssim\delta E, bzδE/|b_z|\lesssim\delta E/\hbar, and compact expressions for aφ|a_\varphi| and b0|b_0| that expose their dependence on device scales (r0r_0, B0B_0, μ\mu, mm). Dimensional analysis clarifies that, in this regime, spatial aia_i carry momentum dimension and bib_i carry inverse-time/length dimensions, ensuring gauge-independent, unit-consistent reporting. Finite-difference eigenvalue calculations validate the scaling laws and illustrate spectral signatures across realistic parameter sets. The results show that scalar sectors (notably a0a_0) are tightly constrained by state-of-the-art μ\mueV-resolution probes, while spatial and axial sectors benefit from spin- and mm-resolved spectroscopy and geometric leverage, providing a reproducible pathway to test Lorentz symmetry in condensed-matter platforms.

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@article{arxiv.2510.24301,
  title  = {Bounds on Lorentz-violating parameters in magnetically confined 2D systems: A phenomenological approach},
  author = {Edilberto O. Silva},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.24301},
  year   = {2025}
}

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12 pages, 4 figures, 6 tables