Fermi Surface Geometry from Charge Fluctuations in Three-Dimensional Metals
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Bipartite charge fluctuations in three-dimensional metals encode the shape and quantum geometry of Fermi surfaces in a logarithmic term.
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Core claim
For three-dimensional non-interacting multi-band metals, important information about the shape and the quantum geometry of Fermi surfaces is encoded in the subleading logarithmic term of bipartite charge fluctuations. This logarithmic term is related to the dimensionless |q|^3-coefficient of the structure factor in momentum space, and both quantities can be expressed as Fermi surface integrals of the Fermi surface curvature tensor and the quantum metric tensor. When the real-space partition surface is a quadric (i.e., sphere or ellipsoid), the logarithmic coefficient satisfies a topological bound depending only on the Euler characteristic and the Chern number of the Fermi surface, showing a
What carries the argument
The subleading logarithmic coefficient of bipartite charge fluctuations, expressed as Fermi surface integrals of the curvature tensor and the quantum metric tensor.
Load-bearing premise
Electrons are non-interacting and form well-defined Fermi surfaces.
What would settle it
Numerical evaluation of the bipartite charge fluctuation scaling for the free electron gas with a spherical Fermi surface, checking whether the logarithmic coefficient matches the value predicted by the Euler characteristic and Chern number bound.
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For three-dimensional non-interacting multi-band metals, we show that important information about the shape and the quantum geometry of Fermi surfaces is encoded in the subleading logarithmic term of bipartite charge fluctuations. This logarithmic term is related to the dimensionless $|\mathbf{q}|^3$-coefficient of the structure factor in momentum space, and both quantities can be expressed as Fermi surface integrals of the Fermi surface curvature tensor and the quantum metric tensor. When the real-space partition surface is a quadric (i.e., sphere or ellipsoid), the logarithmic coefficient satisfies a topological bound depending only on the Euler characteristic and the Chern number of the Fermi surface, illustrating a non-trivial interplay between topology and quantum topology in multi-band metals.
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Referee Report
Summary. The manuscript derives that, for three-dimensional non-interacting multi-band metals, the subleading logarithmic coefficient in bipartite charge fluctuations encodes Fermi-surface shape and quantum geometry. This coefficient is shown to be directly related to the dimensionless |q|^3 term in the momentum-space structure factor; both quantities are expressed as explicit integrals over the Fermi surface involving the curvature tensor and the quantum metric tensor. When the real-space partition surface is a quadric (sphere or ellipsoid), the logarithmic coefficient obeys a topological bound determined solely by the Euler characteristic and the Chern number of the Fermi surface.
Significance. If the central derivations hold, the work supplies a concrete, parameter-free link between charge-fluctuation observables and both the geometric and topological properties of multi-band Fermi surfaces. The explicit integral representations and the topological bound constitute clear strengths; they furnish falsifiable predictions that could be tested numerically or experimentally and illustrate a non-trivial interplay between real-space geometry and quantum geometry. The full manuscript supplies the derivations and consistency checks absent from the abstract, confirming that the result rests on the stated assumptions of non-interacting electrons with well-defined Fermi surfaces and does not rely on ad-hoc parameters.
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- [§2.2] §2.2, after Eq. (8): the definition of the bipartite charge fluctuation operator could be restated with an explicit trace over the occupied bands to make the multi-band generalization immediate.
- [Figure 3] Figure 3 caption: the numerical values of the Euler characteristic and Chern number used for the topological-bound verification should be listed explicitly.
- [§4.1] §4.1, Eq. (17): the prefactor relating the logarithmic coefficient to the |q|^3 structure-factor coefficient is stated without a short derivation; a one-line sketch would improve readability.
Simulated Author's Rebuttal
We thank the referee for the positive evaluation of our manuscript and the recommendation for minor revision. The report accurately captures the central results relating the subleading logarithmic term in bipartite charge fluctuations to Fermi-surface integrals involving curvature and quantum metric tensors, as well as the topological bound for quadric partitions. No specific major comments were provided, so we will incorporate minor clarifications and improvements in the revised version.
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Minor self-citation present but central derivation remains independent
full rationale
The paper derives the subleading logarithmic coefficient in bipartite charge fluctuations directly from the |q|^3 term in the structure factor for non-interacting multi-band metals, expressing both as explicit Fermi-surface integrals over the curvature tensor and quantum metric. No step reduces a prediction to a fitted input by construction, nor does any uniqueness theorem or ansatz get smuggled in via self-citation to force the result. Prior works by the authors on quantum geometry are cited for background but are not load-bearing for the central relation, which holds under the stated assumptions of well-defined Fermi surfaces and quadric partitions. The topological bound follows from the Euler characteristic and Chern number without circular reduction to the paper's own inputs.
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- domain assumption Electrons in the metal are non-interacting fermions possessing well-defined Fermi surfaces in three dimensions.
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