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Chiral nonlinear σ models as models for topological superconductivity

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PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
Volume 86, Issue 7, Pages 1319-1322

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AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.1319

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We study the mechanism of topological superconductivity in a hierarchical chain of chiral nonlinear sigma models (models of current algebra) in one, two, and three spatial dimensions. The models illustrate how the 1D Frohlich's ideal conductivity extends to a genuine superconductivity in dimensions higher than one. The mechanism is based on the fact that a pointlike topological soliton carries on electric charge. We discuss a flux quantization mechanism and show that it is essentially a generalization of the persistent current phenomenon, known in quantum wires. Vile also discuss why the superconducting state is stable in the presence of a weak disorder.

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