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Yukawa-Lorentz symmetry in non-Hermitian Dirac materials
KTH, Centres, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics NORDITA. Departamento de Física, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110, Valparaíso, Chile.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3000-5393
Department of Physics, Lehigh University, 18015, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
2024 (English)In: Communications Physics, E-ISSN 2399-3650, Vol. 7, no 1, article id 169Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Lorentz space–time symmetry represents a unifying feature of the fundamental forces, typically manifest at sufficiently high energies, while in quantum materials it emerges in the deep low-energy regime. However, its fate in quantum materials coupled to an environment thus far remained unexplored. We here introduce a general framework of constructing symmetry-protected Lorentz-invariant non-Hermitian (NH) Dirac semimetals (DSMs), realized by invoking masslike anti-Hermitian Dirac operators to its Hermitian counterpart. Such NH DSMs feature purely real or imaginary isotropic linear band dispersion, yielding a vanishing density of states. Dynamic mass orderings in NH DSMs thus take place for strong Hubbard-like local interactions through a quantum phase transition, hosting a non-Fermi liquid, beyond which the system becomes an insulator. We show that depending on the internal Clifford algebra between the NH Dirac operator and candidate mass order-parameter, the resulting quantum-critical fluid either remains coupled with the environment or recovers full Hermiticity by decoupling from the bath, while always enjoying an emergent Yukawa-Lorentz symmetry in terms of a unique terminal velocity. We showcase the competition between such mass orderings, their hallmarks on quasi-particle spectra in the ordered phases, and the relevance of our findings for correlated designer NH Dirac materials.

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Springer Nature , 2024. Vol. 7, no 1, article id 169
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-347641DOI: 10.1038/s42005-024-01629-2ISI: 001232841800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85194836549OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-347641DiVA, id: diva2:1869236
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