Topological order and the deconfinement transition in the (2+1) dimensional compact Abelian Higgs model
| dc.creator | Vestergren, Anders | |
| dc.creator | Lidmar, Jack | |
| dc.date | 2005-02-22 | |
| dc.date | 2005-10-12 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T06:37:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T06:37:32Z | |
| dc.description | We study an Abelian compact gauge theory minimally coupled to bosonic matter with charge q, which may undergo a confinement--deconfinement transition in (2+1)D. The transition is analyzed using a nonlocal order parameter $\tilde W$, which is related to large Wilson loops for fractional charges. We map the model to a dual representation with no gauge field but only a global q-state clock symmetry and show that $\tilde W$ correspond to the domain wall energy of that model. $\tilde W$ is also directly connected to the concept of topological order. We exploit these facts in Monte Carlo simulations to study the detailed nature of the deconfinement transition. | |
| dc.description | 11 pages, 9 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0502533 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0502533 | |
| dc.identifier | Phys.Rev. B72 (2005) 174515 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.72.174515 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/100425 | |
| dc.subject | Strongly Correlated Electrons | |
| dc.subject | Superconductivity | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Lattice | |
| dc.title | Topological order and the deconfinement transition in the (2+1) dimensional compact Abelian Higgs model | |
| dc.type | text |