Universal thermodynamics in the Kitaev fractional liquid
Han Li, Dai-Wei Qu, Hao-Kai Zhang, Yi-Zhen Jia, Shou-Shu Gong, Yang Qi, Wei Li
Abstract
The authors perform finite-temperature simulations of the extended Kitaev model by the recently developed thermal tensor-network approach, and show the onset of a Kitaev fractional liquid with emergent Curie law of magnetic susceptibility.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsThermalStatistical physicsNon-equilibrium thermodynamicsThermodynamicsSpecific heatThermal equilibriumCurie temperatureFerromagnetismCurieCondensed matter physicsSecond law of thermodynamicsLiquid stateTheoretical physicsWork (physics)Advanced Condensed Matter PhysicsTopological Materials and PhenomenaPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism