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Model wavefunctions for an interface between lattice Laughlin and Moore-Read states

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2021-05-28 v3 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

We use conformal field theory to construct model wavefunctions for a gapless interface between lattice versions of a bosonic Laughlin state and a fermionic Moore-Read state, both at ν=1/2\nu=1/2. The properties of the resulting model state, such as particle density, correlation function and R\'enyi entanglement entropy are then studied using the Monte Carlo approach. Moreover, we construct the wavefunctions also for anyonic excitations (quasiparticles and quasiholes). We study their density profile, charge and statistics. We show that, similarly to the Laughlin-Laughlin case studied earlier, some anyons (the Laughlin Abelian ones) can cross the interface, while others (the non-Abelian ones) lose their anyonic character in such a process. Also, we argue that, under an assumption of local particle exchange, multiple interfaces give rise to a topological degeneracy, which can be interpreted as originating from Majorana zero modes.

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@article{arxiv.2012.12011,
  title  = {Model wavefunctions for an interface between lattice Laughlin and Moore-Read states},
  author = {Błażej Jaworowski and Anne E. B. Nielsen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.12011},
  year   = {2021}
}

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Published in PRB. Changes include typos and minor mistakes, not influencing the results

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