Published May 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Spontaneous symmetry breaking in a system of strongly interacting multicomponent fermions (electrons with spin and conducting nanotubes)

  • 1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Ioffe Institute (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Russian Academy of Sciences, Konstantinov St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (Russian Federation)

Description

We calculate the ground-state wave functions for a system of multicomponent strongly interacting fermions. We show that it is a state with spontaneously broken chiral symmetry that describes a phase with a finite density of chiral complexes. The number of particles constituting a complex depends on the number of fermion components. For example, in the case of two-component electrons (spin), the condensate is built of four-particle complexes consisting of two 'right' electrons and two 'left' holes with the opposite spins

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Journal Title
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
Journal Volume
108
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 845-855
ISSN
1063-7761
CODEN
JTPHES

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40107444
Subject category
S77: NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CHIRAL SYMMETRY; CHIRALITY; CONDENSATES; ELECTRONS; GROUND STATES; NANOTUBES; PARTICLES; SPIN; SYMMETRY BREAKING; WAVE FUNCTIONS
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY LEVELS; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; LEPTONS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; SYMMETRY

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