Vortex loops and Majoranas

DOI10.1063/1.4829273MaRDI QIDQ5410936zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Stefano Chesi, Arthur Jaffe, Daniel Loss, Fabio L. Pedrocchi

Publication date 17 April 2014

Published in Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1305.6270

zbMATH Keywords

ground-state energyMajoranas interactionsvortices in the ground states

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Selfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory, including spectral analysis (81Q10) Model quantum field theories (81T10) Quantum field theory on lattices (81T25) Statistical mechanics of nanostructures and nanoparticles (82D80)

Abstract: We investigate the role that vortex loops play in characterizing eigenstates of interacting Majoranas. We first give some general results, and then we focus on ladder Hamiltonian examples to test further ideas. Two methods yield exact results: i.) We utilize the mapping of spin Hamiltonians to quartic interactions of Majoranas and show under certain conditions the spectra of these two examples coincide. ii) In cases with reflection-symmetric Hamiltonians, we use reflection positivity for Majoranas to characterize vortices. Aside from these exact results, two additional methods suggest wider applicability of these results: iii.) Numerical evidence suggests similar behavior for certain systems without reflection symmetry. iv.) A perturbative analysis also suggests similar behavior without the assumption of reflection symmetry.

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