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The development of reliable ab initio methods for light-matter strong coupling is necessary for a deeper understanding of molecular polaritons. The recently developed strong coupling quantum electrodynamics Hartree-Fock model (SC-QED-HF)…
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One of the most important developments in condensed matter physics in recent years has been the discovery and characterization of graphene. A two-dimensional layer of Carbon arranged in a hexagonal lattice, graphene exhibits many…
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Recent experiments involving tilted graphene samples have shown evidence of a continuous phase transition in the $\nu=0$ quantum Hall bulk state. We present here a simple model that supports such a transition. In addition to a long range…