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Soluble `Supersymmetric' Quantum XY Model

Condensed Matter 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

We present a `supersymmetric' modification of the dd-dimensional quantum rotor model whose ground state is exactly soluble. The model undergoes a vortex-binding transition from insulator to metal as the rotor coupling is varied. The Hamiltonian contains three-site terms which are relevant: they change the universality class of the transition from that of the (d+1d+1)--- to the dd-dimensional classical XY model. The metallic phase has algebraic ODLRO but the superfluid density is identically zero. Variational wave functions for single-particle and collective excitations are presented.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9301023,
  title  = {Soluble `Supersymmetric' Quantum XY Model},
  author = {A. E. Rana and S. M. Girvin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9301023},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages, REVTEX 3.0, IUCM93-001