Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2010-03-11
Phys.Rev.82:245117,2010
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
18 pages, 11 figures (figure problem fixed)
Scientific paper
In this paper we link the physics of topological nonlinear {\sigma} models with that of Chern-Simons insulators. We show that corresponding to every 2n-dimensional Chern-Simons insulator there is a (n-1)-dimensional topological nonlinear {\sigma} model with the Wess-Zumino-Witten term. Breaking internal symmetry in these nonlinear {\sigma} models leads to nonlinear {\sigma} models with the {\theta} term. [This is analogous to the dimension reduction leading from 2n-dimensional Chern-Simons insulators to (2n-1) and (2n-2)-dimensional topological insulators protected by discrete symmetries.] The correspondence described in this paper allows one to derive the topological term in a theory involving fermions and order parameters (we shall referred to them as "fermion-{\sigma} models") when the conventional gradient-expansion method fails. We also discuss the quantum number of solitons in topological nonlinear {\sigma} model and the electromagnetic action of the (2n-1)-dimensional topological insulators. Throughout the paper we use a simple model to illustrate how things work.
Lee Dung-Hai
Yao Hong
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