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Majorana Flat Bands in s-Wave Gapless Topological Superconductors
We demonstrate how the non-trivial interplay between spin-orbit coupling and
nodeless -wave superconductivity can drive a fully gapped two-band
topological insulator into a time-reversal invariant gapless topological
superconductor supporting symmetry-protected Majorana flat bands. We
characterize topological phase diagrams by a partial Berry-phase invariant, and show that, despite the trivial crystal
geometry, no unique bulk-boundary correspondence exists. We trace this behavior
to the anisotropic quasiparticle bulk gap closing, linear vs. quadratic, and
argue that this provides a unifying principle for gapless topological
superconductivity. Experimental implications for tunneling conductance
measurements are addressed, relevant for lead chalcogenide materials.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, Phys. Rev. B, Rapid Comm. published versio
Minimal model of point contact Andreev reflection spectroscopy of multiband superconductors
We formulate a minimal model of point contact Andreev reflection spectroscopy
of a normal- metal/multiband superconductor interface. The theory generalizes
the Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk (BTK) formulation to a multiband superconductor
and it is based on the quantum waveguides theory. The proposed approach allows
an analytic evaluation of the Andreev and normal reflection coefficients and
thus is suitable for a data fitting of point contact experiments. The obtained
differential conductance curves present distinctive features similar to the
ones measured in the experiments on multiband systems, like the iron-based
pnictides and the MgB2.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Double bracket dissipation in kinetic theory for particles with anisotropic interactions
We derive equations of motion for the dynamics of anisotropic particles
directly from the dissipative Vlasov kinetic equations, with the dissipation
given by the double bracket approach (Double Bracket Vlasov, or DBV). The
moments of the DBV equation lead to a nonlocal form of Darcy's law for the mass
density. Next, kinetic equations for particles with anisotropic interaction are
considered and also cast into the DBV form. The moment dynamics for these
double bracket kinetic equations is expressed as Lie-Darcy continuum equations
for densities of mass and orientation. We also show how to obtain a
Smoluchowski model from a cold plasma-like moment closure of DBV. Thus, the
double bracket kinetic framework serves as a unifying method for deriving
different types of dynamics, from density--orientation to Smoluchowski
equations. Extensions for more general physical systems are also discussed.Comment: 19 pages; no figures. Submitted to Proc. Roy. Soc.
ESPRIT for multidimensional general grids
We present a new method for complex frequency estimation in several
variables, extending the classical (1d) ESPRIT-algorithm. We also consider how
to work with data sampled on non-standard domains (i.e going beyond
multi-rectangles)
Entanglement in fermionic chains with finite range coupling and broken symmetries
We obtain a formula for the determinant of a block Toeplitz matrix associated
with a quadratic fermionic chain with complex coupling. Such couplings break
reflection symmetry and/or charge conjugation symmetry. We then apply this
formula to compute the Renyi entropy of a partial observation to a subsystem
consisting of contiguous sites in the limit of large . The present work
generalizes similar results due to Its, Jin, Korepin and Its, Mezzadri, Mo. A
striking new feature of our formula for the entanglement entropy is the
appearance of a term scaling with the logarithm of the size of . This
logarithmic behaviour originates from certain discontinuities in the symbol of
the block Toeplitz matrix. Equipped with this formula we analyse the
entanglement entropy of a Dzyaloshinski-Moriya spin chain and a Kitaev
fermionic chain with long range pairing.Comment: 27 pages, 5 figure
Evolutionary Multiplayer Games
Evolutionary game theory has become one of the most diverse and far reaching
theories in biology. Applications of this theory range from cell dynamics to
social evolution. However, many applications make it clear that inherent
non-linearities of natural systems need to be taken into account. One way of
introducing such non-linearities into evolutionary games is by the inclusion of
multiple players. An example is of social dilemmas, where group benefits could
e.g.\ increase less than linear with the number of cooperators. Such
multiplayer games can be introduced in all the fields where evolutionary game
theory is already well established. However, the inclusion of non-linearities
can help to advance the analysis of systems which are known to be complex, e.g.
in the case of non-Mendelian inheritance. We review the diachronic theory and
applications of multiplayer evolutionary games and present the current state of
the field. Our aim is a summary of the theoretical results from well-mixed
populations in infinite as well as finite populations. We also discuss examples
from three fields where the theory has been successfully applied, ecology,
social sciences and population genetics. In closing, we probe certain future
directions which can be explored using the complexity of multiplayer games
while preserving the promise of simplicity of evolutionary games.Comment: 14 pages, 2 figures, review pape
A supersymmetric matrix model: II. Exploring higher-fermion-number sectors
Continuing our previous analysis of a supersymmetric quantum-mechanical
matrix model, we study in detail the properties of its sectors with fermion
number F=2 and 3. We confirm all previous expectations, modulo the appearance,
at strong coupling, of {\it two} new bosonic ground states causing a further
jump in Witten's index across a previously identified critical 't Hooft
coupling . We are able to elucidate the origin of these new SUSY
vacua by considering the limit and a strong coupling
expansion around it.Comment: 14 pages, 4 figure
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