Boundary states and edge currents for free fermions

DOI10.4310/ATMP.2010.V14.N3.A4MaRDI QIDQ646471zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Marianne Leitner, Werner Nahm

Publication date 17 November 2011

Published in Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0808.1497, https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.atmp/1309526469

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Statistical mechanics of solids (82D20)

Abstract: We calculate the ground state current densities for 2+1 dimensional free fermion theories with local, translationally invariant boundary states. Deformations of the bulk wave functions close to the edge and boundary states both may cause edge current divergencies, which have to cancel in realistic systems. This yields restrictions on the parameters of quantum field theories which can arise as low energy limits of solid state systems. Some degree of Lorentz invariance for boosts parallel to the boundary can be recovered, when the cutoff is removed.

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