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The spectrum of the fermionic operators depending on external fields is an important object in Quantum Field Theory. In this paper we prove, using transition to the alternative basis for the $\gamma$-matrices, that this spectrum does not…
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We study the zero energy modes that arise in an unusual vortex configuration involving both the kinetic energy and an appropriate mass term in a model which exhibits birefringent Dirac fermions as its low energy excitations. We find the…
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We study $N$ noninteracting fermions in a domain bounded by a hard wall potential in $d \geq 1$ dimensions. We show that for large $N$, the correlations at the edge of the Fermi gas (near the wall) at zero temperature are described by a…
We investigate quasi-particle excitation modes and the topological number of a fractional-flux quantum vortex in a layered (multi-component) superconductor. The Bogoliubov equation for a half-flux quantum vortex is solved to show that there…
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Physics of topological materials have attracted much attention from both physicists and mathematicians recently. The index and the fermion number of Dirac fermions play an important role in topological insulators and topological…
There has been significant interest in exploring topological disclination states, which effectively probe the band topology of the host material beyond the conventional bulk-edge correspondence. While most studies in this area have…
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We compute the vacuum fermion current in $(2+1)$ dimensional Jackiw-Rossi model by using the $1/m$ expansion. The current is expressed through a weighted $\eta$-function with a matrix weight. In the presence of such a weight, the usual…
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