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Space-Dependent Symmetries and Fractons

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: There has been a surge of interest in effective non-Lorentzian theories of excitations with restricted mobility, known as fractons. Examples include defects in elastic materials, vortex lattices or spin liquids. In the effective theory novel coordinate-dependent symmetries emerge that shape the properties of fractons. In this review we will discuss these symmetries, cover the effective description of gapless fractons via elastic duality, and discuss their hydrodynamics.

Source: Frontiers in Physics

DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2021.792621

Authors: Kevin T. Grosvenor, Carlos Hoyos, Francisco Peña-Benítez, Piotr Surówka

Institutions: Leiden University, Universidad de Oviedo, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Complexity, Topology and Dynamics in Quantum Matter, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Condensed Matter Physics

Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,490