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Emergence of supersymmetry on the surface of three dimensional topological insulators

Abstract

We propose two possible experimental realizations of a 2+1 dimensional spacetime supersymmetry at a quantum critical point on the surface of three dimensional topological insulators. The quantum critical point between the semi-metallic state with one Dirac fermion and the s-wave superconducting state on the surface is described by a supersymmetric conformal field theory within $\epsilon$-expansion. We predict the exact voltage dependence of the differential conductance at the supersymmetric critical point.

Authors

Ponte P; Lee S-S

Publication date

June 11, 2012

DOI

10.48550/arxiv.1206.2340

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arXiv
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