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Two-dimensional density-matrix topological fermionic phases: topological Uhlmann numbers.
Viyuela, O; Rivas, A; Martin-Delgado, M A.
Afiliação
  • Viyuela O; Departamento de Física Teórica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
  • Rivas A; Departamento de Física Teórica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
  • Martin-Delgado MA; Departamento de Física Teórica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Phys Rev Lett ; 113(7): 076408, 2014 Aug 15.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25170721
We construct a topological invariant that classifies density matrices of symmetry-protected topological orders in two-dimensional fermionic systems. As it is constructed out of the previously introduced Uhlmann phase, we refer to it as the topological Uhlmann number n_{U}. With it, we study thermal topological phases in several two-dimensional models of topological insulators and superconductors, computing phase diagrams where the temperature T is on an equal footing with the coupling constants in the Hamiltonian. Moreover, we find novel thermal-topological transitions between two nontrivial phases in a model with high Chern numbers. At small temperatures we recover the standard topological phases as the Uhlmann number approaches to the Chern number.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article