Majorana fermions and Z$_2$ vortices on a square lattice
Superconductivity
2011-11-28 v2
Abstract
We present a simple model of Majorana fermions on a square lattice, and study zero-energy states due to Z vortices. We show the relationship between the Chern number of the ground state and the number of the zero-energy states by numerical calculations for finite systems. We also discuss the relationship for the bulk system by observing the change of the spectral asymmetry. We finally present an effective continuum model with O(2) gauge potential which shows a topological change of the index at a half-flux.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1109.1926,
title = {Majorana fermions and Z$_2$ vortices on a square lattice},
author = {K. Ejima and T. Fukui},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.1926},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
12 pages, final version