Induced quantum numbers of a magnetic vortex at non-zero temperature

DOI10.1016/J.NUCLPHYSB.2005.01.040zbMATH Open1207.81206arXivhep-th/0410091OpenAlexW1973315281MaRDI QIDQ875784FDOQ875784

Volodymyr M. Gorkavenko, Yu A. Sitenko

Publication date: 16 April 2007

Published in: Nuclear Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The phenomenon of the finite-temperature induced quantum numbers in fermionic systems with topological defects is analyzed. We consider an ideal gas of twodimensional relativistic massive electrons in the background of a defect in the form of a pointlike magnetic vortex with arbitrary flux. This system is found to acquire, in addition to fermion number, also orbital angular momentum, spin, and induced magnetic flux, and we determine the functional dependence of the appropriate thermal averages and correlations on the temperature, the vortex flux, and the continuous parameter of the boundary condition at the location of the defect. We find that nonnegativeness of thermal quadratic fluctuations imposes a restriction on the admissible range of values of the boundary parameter. The long-standing problem of the adequate definition of total angular momentum for the system considered is resolved.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0410091

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Many-body theory; quantum Hall effect (81V70) Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses) (82D30)

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