Topology of superconductors beyond mean-field theory

Citation:

Matthew F Lapa. 2020. “Topology of superconductors beyond mean-field theory.” arXiv:2003.05948 (accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Research). Physical Review Research
Topology of superconductors beyond mean-field theory

Abstract:


The study of topological superconductivity is largely based on the analysis of mean-field Hamiltonians that violate particle number conservation and have only short-range interactions. Although this approach has been very successful, it is not clear that it captures the topological properties of real superconductors, which are described by number-conserving Hamiltonians with long-range interactions. To address this issue, we study topological superconductivity directly in the number-conserving setting.
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