Fermi Surface Reconstruction without Symmetry Breaking
Snir Gazit, Fakher F. Assaad, Subir Sachdev
Abstract
A new model shows how electron fractionalization can mediate a change in a material's Fermi surface without breaking translational symmetry, thus shedding light on recent puzzling experimental observations.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsSymmetry breakingFermi Gamma-ray Space TelescopeTranslational symmetryFermi surfaceCondensed matter physicsFractionalizationSymmetry (geometry)Surface (topology)Spontaneous symmetry breakingQuantum mechanicsElectronFermi gasExplicit symmetry breakingRotational symmetryFermi levelTopological Materials and PhenomenaIron-based superconductors researchPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism