Magnetic impurities at quantum critical points: Large- N expansion and connections to symmetry-protected topological states

In symmetry protected topological (SPT) phases, the combination of symmetries and a bulk gap stabilizes protected modes at surfaces or at topological defects. Understanding the fate of these modes at a quantum critical point, when the protecting symmetries are on the verge of being broken, is an...

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Main Authors: Liu, Shang, Shapourian, Hassan, Vishwanath, Ashvin, Metlitski, Max A
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society (APS) 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/142184