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Topological phases induced by charge fluctuations in Majorana wires

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2023-10-24 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons Superconductivity

Abstract

One of the problems concerning topological phases in solid-state systems which still remains urgent is an issue of many-body effects. In this study we address it within perturbative theory framework by considering topological phase transitions related to charge correlations in the extended Kitaev chain model that belongs to the BDI symmetry class. Obtained corrections to a zero-frequency quasiparticle Green's function allow to separate the mean-field and fluctuation contributions to a total winding number. As a result, the phase transitions caused solely by the latter are unveiled. We thoroughly analyze the mechanism of such transitions in terms of fluctuation-induced nodal points and spectrum renormalization. Additionally, features of other quasiparticle properties such as effective mass and damping are discussed in the context of topological phase transitions.

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@article{arxiv.2310.14035,
  title  = {Topological phases induced by charge fluctuations in Majorana wires},
  author = {M. S. Shustin and S. V. Aksenov and I. S. Burmistrov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.14035},
  year   = {2023}
}

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20 pages, 15 figures