Topological Terms in the effective action of the two dimensional $p_x + i p_y $ superfluid/superconductor

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Abstract

The effective action of a two dimensional $p_x + i p_y $ superfluid/superconductor, such as the layered Sr$_2$RuO$_4$ superconductor or a thin film of $^3$He-A is known to contain a Hopf term, which is responsible for non abelian statistics. We study the applicability of the Eilenberger formalism which is used to reduce higher dimensional problems to effective one dimensional ones, in computing the effective action. We also investigate the Wess Zumino Witten model in this connection.

Authors

  • Rahul Roy

  • Michael Stone

    University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign