Published May 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Dynamical delocalization of Majorana edge states by sweeping across a quantum critical point

  • 1. Departamento de Fisica Teorica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid (Spain)
  • 2. MATIS-INFM and Dipartimento di Metodologie Fisiche Chimiche (DMFCI), Universita di Catania, viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania (Italy)

Description

We study the adiabatic dynamics of Majorana fermions across a quantum phase transition. We show that the Kibble-Zurek scaling, which describes the density of bulk defects produced during the critical point crossing, is not valid for edge Majorana fermions. Therefore, the dynamics governing an edge state quench is nonuniversal and depends on the topological features of the system. Besides, we show that the localization of Majorana fermions is a necessary ingredient to guarantee robustness against defect production.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/12/5/055014

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
New Journal of Physics
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
[14 p.]
ISSN
1367-2630

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42066776
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
DENSITY; FERMIONS; MAJORANA THEORY; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; SCALING; TOPOLOGY
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES