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We clarify topology of $^3P_2$ superfluids which are expected to be realized in the inner cores of neutron stars and cubic odd-parity superconductors. $^3P_2$ phases include uniaxial/biaxial nematic phases and nonunitary ferromagnetic and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-04-26 Takeshi Mizushima , Kota Masuda , Muneto Nitta

In several self-coupled quantum field theories when treated in semi-classical limit one obtains solitonic solutions determined by topology of the boundary conditions. Such solutions, e.g. magnetic monopole in unified theories…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 Abhijit Gadde , Narendra Sahu , Urjit A. Yajnik

Three dimensional topological superconductors (TScs) protected by time reversal (T) symmetry are characterized by gapless Majorana cones on their surface. Free fermion phases with this symmetry (class DIII) are indexed by an integer n, of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2013-12-03 Lukasz Fidkowski , Xie Chen , Ashvin Vishwanath

We demonstrate a topological classification of vortices in three dimensional time-reversal invariant topological superconductors based on superconducting Dirac semimetals with an s-wave superconducting order parameter by means of a pair of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-06-21 Pedro L. S. Lopes , Jeffrey C. Y. Teo , Shinsei Ryu

In this Letter, it is shown that interactions can facilitate the emergence of topological edge states of quantum-degenerate bosonic systems in the presence of a harmonic potential. This effect is demonstrated with the concrete model of a…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2017-12-05 Bogdan Galilo , Derek K. K. Lee , Ryan Barnett

Topological insulators have an insulating bulk but a metallic surface. In the simplest case, the surface electronic structure of a 3D topological insulator is described by a single 2D Dirac cone. A single 2D Dirac fermion cannot be realized…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-04-08 Jens H. Bardarson , Joel E. Moore

We establish the existence of a topological classification of many-particle quantum systems undergoing unitary time evolution. The classification naturally inherits phenomenology familiar from equilibrium -- it is robust against disorder…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-02-26 Max McGinley , Nigel R. Cooper

Topological semimetals are gapless states of matter which have robust and unique electromagnetic responses and surface states. In this paper, we consider semimetals which have point like Fermi surfaces in various spatial dimensions…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-08-12 Srinidhi T. Ramamurthy , Taylor L. Hughes

We study the topological properties of superconductors with paired $j=\frac{3}{2}$ quasiparticles. Higher spin Fermi surfaces can arise, for instance, in strongly spin-orbit coupled band-inverted semimetals. Examples include the Bi-based…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-03-07 Jörn W. F. Venderbos , Lucile Savary , Jonathan Ruhman , Patrick A. Lee , Liang Fu

Recent experimental advances in controlling dissipation have brought about unprecedented flexibility in engineering non-Hermitian Hamiltonians in open classical and quantum systems. A particular interest centers on the topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-25 Zongping Gong , Yuto Ashida , Kohei Kawabata , Kazuaki Takasan , Sho Higashikawa , Masahito Ueda

Quantum rings have emerged as a playground for quantum mechanics and topological physics, with promising technological applications. Experimentally realizable quantum rings, albeit at the scale of a few nanometers, are 3D nanostructures.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-01-16 Elena Landro' , Vladimir M. Fomin , Alessio Zaccone

Topological superfluid, new quantum matter that possesses gapless exotic excitations known as Majorana fermions, has attracted extensive attention recently. These excitations, which can encode topological qubits, could be crucial…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2016-01-18 Liang-Liang Wang , Wu-Ming Liu

In classical Hermitian continuous media, the spectral-flow index of topological modes is linked to the bulk topology via index theorem. However, the interface between two bulks is usually non-Hermitian due to the inhomogeneities of system…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-06-17 Yichen Fu , Hong Qin

We discuss the nondissipative Magnus-type force acting on linear defects in Fermi systems, such as Abrikosov vortices in superconductors, singular and continuous vortices in superfluid phases of $^3$He, magnetic vortices and skyrmions in…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 G. E. Volovik

The $p$-wave superfluid $^3$He is a textbook example of topological superfluids. Among its multiple superfluid phases, the B phase ($^3$He-B) is known as a topological state protected by time-reversal symmetry. One of the important…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2018-09-26 Hiroki Ikegami , Kimitoshi Kono

Vortex arrays in type-II superconductors admit the translational symmetry of an infinite system. There are cases, however, like ultra-cold trapped Fermi gases and the crust of neutron stars, where finite-size effects make it quite more…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2016-11-07 S. Simonucci , P. Pieri , G. C. Strinati

Crystalline symmetries give rise to topological invariants that can distinguish quantum phases of matter. Understanding these in strongly interacting systems is an ongoing research direction requiring non-perturbative methods. Recent…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-04-23 Naren Manjunath , Maissam Barkeshli

We present a pedagogical review of topological superconductivity and its consequences in spin-orbit coupled semiconductor/superconductor heterostructures. We start by reviewing the historical origins of the notions of Dirac and Majorana…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-09-22 Jay Sau , Sumanta Tewari

We show that one-dimensional quasi-periodic optical lattice systems can exhibit edge states and topological phases which are generally believed to appear in two-dimensional systems. When the Fermi energy lies in gaps, the Fermi system on…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2012-08-02 Li-Jun Lang , Xiaoming Cai , Shu Chen

We develop a theory for interacting fermions in the presence of spin-orbit coupling and Zeeman fields, and show that many new superfluids phases, which are topological in nature, emerge. Depending on values of spin-orbit coupling, Zeeman…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2011-10-31 Kangjun Seo , Li Han , C. A. R. Sá de Melo