Dyon proliferation in interacting quantum spin Hall edges

ORAL

Abstract

We show that a quantum spin Hall system with intra-edge multiparticle backscattering and inter-edge exchange interactions exhibits a modular invariant zero-temperature phase diagram. We establish this through mapping to a classical 2D Coulomb gas with electrically and magnetically charged particles; strong coupling phases in the quantum edge problem correspond to the proliferation of various dyons in the Coulomb gas. Distinct dyon proliferated phases can be accessed by tuning the edge Luttinger parameters, for example using a split gate geometry.

Authors

  • Shu-Ping Lee

    University of Alberta

  • Joseph Maciejko

    University of Alberta, University of Alberta and Canadian Institute for Advanced Research