Deconfined metallic quantum criticality: A U(2) gauge-theoretic approach
We discuss a new class of quantum phase transitions—deconfined Mott transition (DMT)—that describe a continuous transition between a Fermi liquid metal with a generic electronic Fermi surface and an electrical insulator without Fermi surfaces of emergent neutral excitations. We construct a unified U...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2020-06-01
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Series: | Physical Review Research |
Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.023344 |