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Landau-Ginzburg Theory of Tetragonal Hastatic Order: Application to URu<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>

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Abstract

Hidden order in URu2Si2 remains a compelling mystery long after its discovery. We revisit the hastatic order proposal of spinorial hybridization within Landau-Ginzburg theory. Rather than a single spinorial order parameter breaking double-time-reversal symmetry, we find two vectorial orders: the expected composite order with on-site moments, and a new quantity capturing symmetries broken solely by the spinorial nature. We also address the effect of fluctuations and disorder on the tetragonal symmetry breaking, explaining the absence of in-plane moments and predicting transitions in transverse field.

Presenters

  • Milan Kornjaca

    Iowa State University

Authors

  • Milan Kornjaca

    Iowa State University

  • Rebecca Flint

    Iowa State University, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Iowa State University, Iowa State Univ