Topological response of gapped fermions to a \text{U}(1) Gauge field

arXiv1705.04394MaRDI QIDQ6286572FDOQ6286572

Authors: B. Mera 

Publication date: 11 May 2017

Abstract: We present a detailed path integral derivation of the topological response of gapped free fermions, in $2+1$ dimensions, to an external $extU(1)$ Gauge field. The well-known Hall response is obtained by identifying the Chern-Simons term in the effective action with the correct coefficient. We extend the result to $2d+1$ dimensions in which the response is associated to a Chern-Simons term with a coefficient related to a characteristic class coming from topological band theory. We comment on the bulk-to-boundary principle which arises naturally when one considers the theory on a manifold with boundary.

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