Non-Abelian Berry phase and Chern numbers in higher spin-pairing condensates

被引:14
作者
Chern, CH
Chen, HD
Wu, CJ
Hu, JP
Zhang, SC
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Phys, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[2] Stanford Univ, Dept Appl Phys, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Phys & Astron, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1103/PhysRevB.69.214512
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
We show that the non-Abelian Berry phase emerges naturally in the s-wave and spin quintet pairing channel of spin- 3/2 fermions. The topological structure of this pairing condensate is characterized by the second Chern number. This topological structure can be realized in ultracold atomic systems and in solid state systems with at least two Kramers doublets.
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