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Abstract
Topological Lifshitz transitions involve many types of topological structures in momentum and frequency-momentum spaces, such as Fermi surfaces, Dirac lines, Dirac and Weyl points, etc., each of which has its own stability-supporting topological invariant (N1, N2, N3, N3, etc.). The topology of the shape of Fermi surfaces and Dirac lines and the interconnection of objects of different dimensionalities produce a variety of Lifshitz transition classes. Lifshitz transitions have important implications for many areas of physics. To give examples, transition-related singularities can increase the superconducting transition temperature; Lifshitz transitions are the possible origin of the small masses of elementary particles in our Universe, and a black hole horizon serves as the surface of the Lifshitz transition between vacua with type-I and type-II Weyl points.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 89-98 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Physics-Uspekhi |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Black hole event horizon
- Dirac point
- Fermi surface
- Topological Lifshitz transitions
- Weyl point
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TOPVAC: From Topological Matter to Relativistic Quantum Vacuum
Volovik, G. (Principal investigator), Nissinen, J. (Project Member), Eltsov, V. (Project Member), Rysti, J. (Project Member), Rantanen, R. (Project Member), Mäkinen, J. (Project Member), Zhang, K. (Project Member), Volard, M.-M. (Project Member), Kamppinen, T. (Project Member) & Ikäheimo, A. (Project Member)
01/10/2016 → 30/09/2022
Project: EU: ERC grants