Weyl-gauge symmetry of graphene

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2011.01.001zbMATH Open1221.81130arXiv1007.5012OpenAlexW2165731731MaRDI QIDQ635040FDOQ635040

Authors: Alfredo Iorio 

Publication date: 19 August 2011

Published in: Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The conformal invariance of the low energy limit theory governing the electronic properties of graphene is explored. In particular, it is noted that the massless Dirac theory in point enjoys local Weyl symmetry, a very large symmetry. Exploiting this symmetry in the two spatial dimensions and in the associated three dimensional spacetime, we find the geometric constraints that correspond to specific shapes of the graphene sheet for which the electronic density of states is the same as that for planar graphene, provided the measurements are made in accordance to the inner reference frame of the electronic system. These results rely on the (surprising) general relativistic-like behavior of the graphene system arising from the combination of its well known special relativistic-like behavior with the less explored Weyl symmetry. Mathematical structures, such as the Virasoro algebra and the Liouville equation, naturally arise in this three-dimensional context and can be related to specific profiles of the graphene sheet. Speculations on possible applications of three-dimensional gravity are also proposed.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1007.5012

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum fields in curved spacetimesymmetry and conservation lawselectronic transport in graphene

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Infinite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics, including Virasoro, Kac-Moody, (W)-algebras and other current algebras and their representations (81R10) Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20) Transport processes in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C70) Statistical mechanics of nanostructures and nanoparticles (82D80) Symmetries and conservation laws in mechanics of particles and systems (70S10)

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