Published February 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Hidden Order in URu2 Si2 the Need for a Dual Description

  • 1. Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden (Germany)
  • 2. Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, Leiden (Netherlands)
  • 3. NEC Research, Princeton (United States)
  • 4. Department of Physic and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway (United States)
  • 5. Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge (United Kingdom)

Description

Motivated by experiment, we argue that the enigmatic hidden order in URu2Si2 demands a dual description that encompasses both its itinerant and its local aspects. A combination of symmetry considerations and observation allow us to rule out a number of possibilities. The two remaining scenarios, the quadrupolar charge density wave and the orbital antiferromagnet, are discussed and experiments are suggested to select between these proposals. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Acta Physica Polonica. Series B
Journal Volume
B34
Journal Issue
2,Part one
Journal Page Range
p. 659-665
ISSN
0587-4254

Conference

Title
International Conference on Strongly Correlated Electron System (SCES'2002) - Part 1
Dates
10-13 Jul 2002
Place
Cracow (Poland)

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
NSF-DMR Grant 9983156
Notes
23 refs., 1 fig., 1 tab.