Explorations into the role of topology and disorder in some exactly solvable Hamiltonians

In this dissertation, two exactly solvable models from the Kitaev class [Ann. Phys. 321, 2 (2006)] of exactly solvable models are analysed. In the second chapter, Kitaev models and their generic properties are reviewed. Majorana fermions are introduced and discussed. Then their relationship with the...

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Main Author: Chua, Victor Kooi Ming
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/21322