Topological phase transitions in the non-Abelian honeycomb lattice

Details Topological phase transitions in the non-Abelian honeycomb lattice Topological phase transitions in the non-Abelian honeycomb lattice

2009-09-28

arxiv.org/abs/0909.5161v4

New J. Phys. 12, 033041 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

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Ultracold Fermi gases trapped in honeycomb optical lattices provide an intriguing scenario, where relativistic quantum electrodynamics can be tested. Here, we generalize this system to non-Abelian quantum electrodynamics, where massless Dirac fermions interact with effective non-Abelian gauge fields. We show how in this setup a variety of topological phase transitions occur, which arise due to massless fermion pair production events, as well as pair annihilation events of two kinds: spontaneous and strongly-interacting induced. Moreover, such phase transitions can be controlled and characterized in optical lattice experiments.

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