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dc.contributor.authorPretko, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-22T16:19:26Z
dc.date.available2018-02-22T16:19:26Z
dc.date.issued2017-09
dc.date.submitted2017-07
dc.identifier.issn2469-9950
dc.identifier.issn2469-9969
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113863
dc.description.abstractWe investigate the finite-temperature screening behavior of three-dimensional U(1) spin-liquid phases with fracton excitations. Several features are shared with the conventional U(1) spin liquid. The system can exhibit spin-liquid physics over macroscopic length scales at low temperatures, but screening effects eventually lead to a smooth finite-temperature crossover to a trivial phase at sufficiently large distances. However, unlike more conventional U(1) spin liquids, we find that complete low-temperature screening of fractons requires not only very large distances, but also very long time scales. At the longest time scales, a charged disturbance (fracton) will acquire a screening cloud of other fractons, resulting in only short-range correlations in the system. At intermediate time scales, on the other hand, a fracton can only be partially screened by a cloud of mobile excitations, leaving weak power-law correlations in the system. Such residual power-law correlations may be a useful diagnostic in an experimental search for U(1) fracton phases.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation (U.S.) (DMR-1305741)en_US
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Societyen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.115102en_US
dc.rightsArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.en_US
dc.sourceAmerican Physical Societyen_US
dc.titleFinite-temperature screening of U(1) fractonsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationPretko, Michael. “Finite-Temperature Screening of U (1) Fractons.” Physical Review B, vol. 96, no. 11, Sept. 2017. © 2017 American Physical Societyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physicsen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorPretko, Michael
dc.relation.journalPhysical Review Ben_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dc.date.updated2017-11-14T22:46:22Z
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderAmerican Physical Society
dspace.orderedauthorsPretko, Michaelen_US
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dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5013-0186
mit.licensePUBLISHER_POLICYen_US


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