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Quantum systems are often described by parameter-dependent Hamiltonians. Points in parameter space where two levels are degenerate can carry a topological charge. Here we theoretically study an interacting two-spin system where the…

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Topologically secure spin configurations, such as skyrmions and bimerons, offer a compelling alternative to conventional magnetic domains, potentially enabling high-density, low-power spintronic devices. These pseudo-particles,…

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In this study, we investigated the influence of the topological defects space-time with a spiral dislocation on a spin-zero boson field by using the Duffin-Kemmer-Petiau (DKP) equation. To be more specific, we solved the generalized…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-06-11 S. Hassanabadi , S. Zare , B. C. Lütfüoğlu , J. Kříž , H. Hassanabadi

We study light propagation in a medium with uniform torsion, modeled as a continuum of screw dislocations within the geometric theory of defects. By solving Maxwell's equations in covariant form, we show that torsion induces intrinsic…

Optics · Physics 2026-01-19 Humberto Belich , Edilberto O. Silva

Quantum spin-Hall effect, a manifestation of topological properties that govern the behavior of surface states, was studied intensively in condensed matter physics resulting in the discovery of topological insulators. The quantum spin-Hall…

Optics · Physics 2021-12-14 Peng Shi , Luping Du , Congcong Li , Anatoly V. Zayats , Xiaocong Yuan

It is well-known that atoms can change their shape when subject to external electromagnetic fields. Analogous phenomenon is expected for particles, which are much smaller in size with the corresponding shape change much harder to observe.…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-03-18 Guowei Yan , Shu Lin

We investigate quantum transport in a two-dimensional electron system coupled to a chiral molecular potential, demonstrating how molecular chirality and orientation affect charge and spin transport properties. We propose a minimal model for…

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We have studied the spin structure of circular four-electron quantum rings using tunable confinement potentials. The calculations were done using the exact diagonalization method. Our results indicate that ringlike systems can have…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-06-25 G. Bårdsen , E. Tölö , A. Harju

We consider a new type of defect in the scope of linear elasticity theory, using geometrical methods. This defect is produced by a spherically symmetric dislocation, or ball dislocation. We derive the induced metric as well as the affine…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-04 Alcides F. Andrade , Guilherme de Berredo-Peixoto

Synthetic dimensions based on particles' internal degrees of freedom, such as frequency, spatial modes and arrival time, have attracted significant attention. They offer ideal large-scale lattices to simulate nontrivial topological…

Quantum metric, a fundamental component of quantum geometry, has attracted broad interest in recent years due to its critical role in various quantum phenomena. Meanwhile, band topology, which serves as an important framework in condensed…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-10-20 Xun-Jiang Luo , Xing-Lei Ma , K. T. Law

This study investigates the quantum dynamics of a spin-1/2 particle confined to a curved path from the dynamics of a two-dimensional curved thin-layer system incorporating spin connection contributions. We demonstrate that the geodesic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-12 Guo-Hua Liang , Ai-Guo Mei , Zhi-Hui Yang , Ze-Lin Wei

Spin (spherical) random fields are very important in many physical applications, in particular they play a key role in Cosmology, especially in connection with the analysis of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation. These objects can be…

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We propose an optical counterpart of the quantum spin Hall (QSH) effect in a two-dimensional photonic crystal composed of a gyrotropic medium exhibiting both gyroelectric and gyromagnetic properties simultaneously. Such QSH effect shows…

We derive an effective continuum model for describing the propagation of electrons in ballistic one-dimensional curved nanostructure which are marked by a strong interplay of spin-orbital degrees of freedom due to local electronic states…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-12-19 G. Francica , P. Gentile , M. Cuoco

The relativistic spinning particle model, proposed in [3,4], is analyzed in a Hamiltonian framework. The spin is simulated by extending the configuration space by introducing a light-like four vector degree of freedom. The model is heavily…

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We investigate theoretically polygonal quantum rings and focus mostly on the triangular geometry where the corner effects are maximal. Such rings can be seen as short core-shell nanowires, a generation of semiconductor heterostructures with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-19 Anna Sitek , Llorenç Serra , Vidar Gudmundsson , Andrei Manolescu

We provide a general formulation of the spin-orbit coupling on a 2D curved surface. Considering the wide applicability of spin-orbit effect in spinor-based condensed matter physics, a general spin-orbit formulation could aid the study of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-01-18 Seng Ghee Tan , Che Chun Huang , Mansoor B. A. Jalil , Zhuobin Siu

Crystal dislocations govern the plastic mechanical properties of materials but also affect the electrical and optical properties. However, a fundamental and quantitative quantum-mechanical theory of dislocation remains undiscovered for…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-01-27 Mingda Li , Wenping Cui , M. S. Dresselhaus , Gang Chen

The holonomic manipulation of spin-orbital degenerate states, encoded in the Kramers doublet of narrow semiconducting channels with spin-orbit interaction, is shown to be intimately intertwined with the geometrical shape of the…

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