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Theory of quasiparticle interference on the surface of a strong topological insulator
Electrons on the surface of a strong topological insulator, such as Bi2Te3 or
Bi1-xSnx, form a topologically protected helical liquid whose excitation
spectrum contains an odd number of massless Dirac fermions. A theoretical
survey and classification is given of the universal features, observable by the
ordinary and spin-polarized scanning tunneling spectroscopy, in the
interference patterns resulting from the quasiparticle scattering by magnetic
and non-magnetic impurities in such a helical liquid. Our results confirm the
absence of backscattering from non-magnetic impurities observed in recent
experiments and predict new interference features, uniquely characteristic of
the helical liquid, when the scatterers are magnetic.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, 1 table. Version to appear in PRB/RC; Typos
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Wormhole Effect in a Strong Topological Insulator
An infinitely thin solenoid carrying magnetic flux Phi (a `Dirac string')
inserted into an ordinary band insulator has no significant effect on the
spectrum of electrons. In a strong topological insulator, remarkably, such a
solenoid carries protected gapless one-dimensional fermionic modes when
Phi=hc/2e. These modes are spin-filtered and represent a distinct bulk
manifestation of the topologically non-trivial insulator. We establish this
`wormhole' effect by both general qualitative considerations and by numerical
calculations within a minimal lattice model. We also discuss the possibility of
experimental observation of a closely related effect in artificially engineered
nanostructures.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures. For related work and info visit
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\Lambda_b \to \Lambda_c P(V) Nonleptonic Weak Decays
The two-body nonleptonic weak decays of \Lambda_b \to \Lambda_c P(V) (P and V
represent pseudoscalar and vector mesons respectively) are analyzed in two
models, one is the Bethe-Salpeter (B-S) model and the other is the hadronic
wave function model. The calculations are carried out in the factorization
approach. The obtained results are compared with other model calculations.Comment: 18 pages, Late
Measurement-induced nonlocality over two-sided projective measurements
Measurement-induced nonlocality (MiN), introduced by Luo and Fu [Phys. Rev.
Lett. 106(2011)120401], is a kind of quantum correlation that beyond
entanglement and even beyond quantum discord. Recently, we extended MiN to
infinite-dimensional bipartite system [arXiv:1107.0355]. MiN is defined over
one-sided projective measurements. In this letter we introduce a
measurement-induced nonlocality over two-sided projective measurements. The
nullity of this two-sided MiN is characterized, a formula for calculating
two-sided MiN for pure states is proposed, and a lower bound of (two-sided) MiN
for maximally entangled mixed states is given. In addition, we find that
(two-sided) MiN is not continuous. The two-sided geometric measure of quantum
discord (GMQD) is introduced in [Phys. Lett. A 376(2012)320--324]. We extend it
to infinite-dimensional system and then compare it with the two-sided MiN. Both
finite- and infinite-dimensional cases are considered.Comment: 12 page
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