Dislocation worldsheet condensation: dual gauge field theory of quantum liquid crystals

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<p>We consider the condensation of extended topological defects associated with translational symmetry breaking: dislocation worldsheets. The Nambu-Goldstone bosons of the solid (phonons) are represented by Kalb-Ramond gauge fields that obtain a Higgs mass in the condensed phase, while Nambu-Goldstone bosons associated with remnant broken rotational symmetry deconfine as massless degrees of freedom. While rooted in condensed matter physics, this quantum phase transition sheds light on the Higgs mechanism of Kalb-Ramond fields, and also provides a complementary view of linearized gravity as the low-energy theory of a 4D liquid crystal.</p>

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  • CRID
    1390282681025135616
  • NII論文ID
    130006711490
  • DOI
    10.11316/jpsgaiyo.72.1.0_46
  • ISSN
    21890803
  • 本文言語コード
    ja
  • データソース種別
    • JaLC
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