Spontaneous symmetry breaking in quasi one dimension

Urbashi Satpathi, P. Singha Deo

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Abstract

Electronic charge and spin separation leading to charge density wave and spin density wave is well established in one dimension in the presence and absence of Coulomb interaction. We start from quasi one dimension and show the possibility of such a transition in quasi one dimension as well as in two dimensions by going to a regime where it can be shown for electrons that just interact via Fermi statistics. Such density waves arise due to internal symmetry breaking in a many fermion quantum system. We can extend this result to very wide rings with infinitely many electrons including Coulomb interaction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSolid State Physics
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 59th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2014
EditorsR. Chitra, N. K. Sahoo, Dibyendu Bhattacharyya
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735413108
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Jun 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event59th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, SSPS 2014 - Vellore, Tamilnadu, India
Duration: 16 Dec 201420 Dec 2014

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1665
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference59th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, SSPS 2014
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityVellore, Tamilnadu
Period16/12/1420/12/14

Keywords

  • Aharanov-Bohm effect
  • Quasi one dimension
  • Spontaneous symmetry breaking

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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