Chiral non-linear sigma-models as models for topological superconductivity
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-31 v1 Condensed Matter
Abstract
We study the mechanism of topological superconductivity in a hierarchical chain of chiral non-linear sigma-models (models of current algebra) in one, two, and three spatial dimensions. The models have roots in the 1D Peierls-Frohlich model and illustrate how the 1D Frohlich's ideal conductivity extends to a genuine superconductivity in dimensions higher than one. The mechanism is based on the fact that a point-like topological soliton carries an electric charge. We discuss a flux quantization mechanism and show that it is essentially a generalization of the persistent current phenomenon, known in quantum wires. We also discuss why the superconducting state is stable in the presence of a weak disorder.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0006157,
title = {Chiral non-linear sigma-models as models for topological superconductivity},
author = {A. G. Abanov and P. B. Wiegmann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0006157},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
5 pages, revtex, no figures