Dynamics of a Quantum Spin Liquid

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Knolle, Johannes (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Quantum field theory.; String theory.; Superconductivity.; Superconductors.; Magnetism.; Magnetic materials.; Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity.; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials.; Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XV, 140 p. 46 illus., 4 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319239538
• ISSN: 2190-5053

This thesis presents an exact theoretical study of dynamical correlation functions in different phases of a two-dimensional quantum spin liquid. By calculating the dynamical spin structure factor and the Raman scattering cross section, this thesis shows that there are salient signatures—qualitative and quantitative—of the Majorana fermions and the gauge fluxes emerging as effective degrees of freedom in the exactly solvable Kitaev honeycomb lattice model. The model is a representative of a class of spin liquids with Majorana fermions coupled to Z2 gauge fields. The qualitative features of the response functions should therefore be characteristic for this broad class of topological states.