Stiefel Liquids: Possible Non-Lagrangian Quantum Criticality from Intertwined Orders

We propose a new type of quantum liquids, dubbed Stiefel liquids, based on (2+1)-dimensional nonlinear sigma models on target space SO(N)/SO(4), supplemented with Wess-Zumino-Witten terms. We argue that the Stiefel liquids form a class of critical quantum liquids with extraordinary properties, such...

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Main Authors: Liujun Zou, Yin-Chen He, Chong Wang
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Physical Society 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/18dc49ddf42f4ba8b96ab8e07fc5b570
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