Published October 1, 1991
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Journal article
Superconducting phase transition in a two-dimensional Chern-Simons theory
- 1. School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
- 2. Theoretical Physics Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
Description
We consider a two-dimensional Chern-Simons gauge theory where the gauge field couples to an internal degree of freedom of the fermion. For a fixed gauge coupling g there exists a finite window of Chern-Simons magnetic moment coupling g' for which a nonzero Chern-Simons magnetic field is generated at T=0. The system then is superconducting without Cooper pairing. There is a second-order thermodynamic phase transition at Tc>0 where the Chern-Simons magnetic field goes to zero and superconductivity terminates
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
- Journal Volume
- 44
- Journal Issue
- 14
- Series
- Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
- Journal Page Range
- 7519-7525
- ISSN
- 0163-1829
- CODEN
- PRBMD
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 23010484
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- COUPLING; FERMIONS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES