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arxiv: 2409.09579 · v4 · submitted 2024-09-15 · ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con · cond-mat.mes-hall· cond-mat.str-el

Berry Phase Enforced Spinor Pairing Order

Yi Li , Grayson R. Frazier This is my paper

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keywords topological pairingBerry phasepair monopole chargespinor orderhalf-integer symmetryChern numbersuperconducting orderMermin-Ho relation
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Pairing Fermi surfaces whose Chern numbers differ by an odd integer produces spinor orders with half-integer pair monopole charge.

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The paper introduces a class of topological pairing orders defined by a half-integer pair monopole charge. This charge arises when electrons pair between Fermi surfaces whose Chern numbers differ by an odd integer. The resulting Berry phase then forces the pairing to adopt half-integer partial wave symmetry. Tight-binding models realize these spinor superconducting states with monopole charges of plus or minus one half, showing a single gap node and nontrivial surface states. The same framework yields a fractionalized Mermin-Ho relation for the superfluid velocity in spatially varying orders and extends to density waves and excitons.

Core claim

A class of topological pairing orders is characterized by a half-integer pair monopole charge. This charge enforces Berry phase protected half-integer partial wave symmetry. The orders emerge from pairing between Fermi surfaces whose Chern numbers differ by an odd integer. Concrete tight-binding realizations exhibit spinor superconducting states carrying monopole charges of plus or minus one half, a single gap node, and nontrivial surface states, together with a fractionalized Mermin-Ho relation for the superfluid velocity under inhomogeneous pairing.

What carries the argument

Half-integer pair monopole charge that enforces half-integer partial wave symmetry through the Berry phase accumulated by the paired Fermi surfaces.

If this is right

  • Spinor superconducting orders carry monopole charges of ±1/2 and exhibit exactly one gap node.
  • These orders host nontrivial surface states protected by the half-integer monopole.
  • Spatially inhomogeneous versions obey a fractionalized Mermin-Ho relation for superfluid velocity.
  • The same half-integer monopole mechanism applies to spinor density waves and excitons.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The half-integer classification may require an enlarged topological invariant that mixes single-particle Chern numbers with the pairing channel.
  • Experimental probes of the superfluid velocity in vortex lattices could test the fractionalized Mermin-Ho relation directly.
  • Similar spinor orders might appear in non-superconducting paired states such as charge-density waves in topological semimetals.

Load-bearing premise

Pairing between Fermi surfaces whose Chern numbers differ by an odd integer necessarily produces a half-integer pair monopole charge rather than an integer or other value.

What would settle it

A calculation or measurement showing an integer monopole charge for pairing between two Fermi surfaces whose Chern numbers differ by an odd integer would falsify the central claim.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2409.09579 by Grayson R. Frazier, Yi Li.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1. (Color online) Spinor pairing gap functions [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2. (Color online) (a) Bulk BdG spectrum of the three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_2.png] view at source ↗
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We introduce a class of topological pairing orders characterized by a half-integer pair monopole charge, leading to Berry phase enforced half-integer partial wave symmetry. This exotic spinor order emerges from pairing between Fermi surfaces with Chern numbers differing by an odd integer. Using tight-binding models, we demonstrate spinor superconducting orders with monopole charges $\pm 1/2$, featuring a single gap node and nontrivial surface states. Additionally, the superfluid velocity follows a fractionalized Mermin-Ho relation in spatially inhomogeneous pairing orders. The concept extends to spinor density waves and excitons.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript introduces a class of topological pairing orders characterized by a half-integer pair monopole charge, which enforces Berry phase protected half-integer partial wave symmetry. This spinor superconducting order is claimed to emerge from pairing between Fermi surfaces whose Chern numbers differ by an odd integer. Using tight-binding models, the authors demonstrate spinor orders with monopole charges of ±1/2 featuring a single gap node and nontrivial surface states; they also report that the superfluid velocity obeys a fractionalized Mermin-Ho relation in inhomogeneous pairing and extend the concept to spinor density waves and excitons.

Significance. If the central emergence mechanism holds, the work would define a new topological class of pairing orders distinguished by fractional monopole charge and enforced symmetry, with concrete realizations in lattice models and potential extensions to other condensed-matter orders. The explicit tight-binding demonstrations of ±1/2 charges and surface states constitute a concrete strength; the fractionalized velocity relation, if derived, would add further novelty.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim that pairing between Fermi surfaces with Chern numbers differing by an odd integer necessarily produces a half-integer pair monopole charge (rather than integer or other fractional values) is asserted as the emergence mechanism but lacks an explicit general derivation. The tight-binding models are stated to realize ±1/2 for specific cases with a single gap node, yet no general topological argument (e.g., Berry curvature integral over the paired BdG Hamiltonian or explicit monopole winding number calculation) is referenced that proves the charge must be exactly half-integer whenever the Chern difference is odd. This is load-bearing for the stated class of orders.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract: the demonstrations in tight-binding models are described without any equations, error analysis, or derivation steps for the monopole charge or gap-node calculations, so the support for the stated claims cannot be verified from the provided text.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their careful reading and constructive feedback. We address the two major comments point by point below.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim that pairing between Fermi surfaces with Chern numbers differing by an odd integer necessarily produces a half-integer pair monopole charge (rather than integer or other fractional values) is asserted as the emergence mechanism but lacks an explicit general derivation. The tight-binding models are stated to realize ±1/2 for specific cases with a single gap node, yet no general topological argument (e.g., Berry curvature integral over the paired BdG Hamiltonian or explicit monopole winding number calculation) is referenced that proves the charge must be exactly half-integer whenever the Chern difference is odd. This is load-bearing for the stated class of orders.

    Authors: The pair monopole charge is topologically fixed to (C1 − C2)/2 by the relative Berry curvature of the two Fermi surfaces in the spinor BdG Hamiltonian; an odd difference therefore forces a half-integer value. This relation is implicit in the model constructions but was not stated explicitly as a general theorem. We will add a concise statement of this argument together with a reference to the Berry-curvature integral in the revised manuscript. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the demonstrations in tight-binding models are described without any equations, error analysis, or derivation steps for the monopole charge or gap-node calculations, so the support for the stated claims cannot be verified from the provided text.

    Authors: Abstracts are intentionally equation-free summaries. The explicit tight-binding Hamiltonians, Berry-curvature integrals yielding the monopole charges, gap-node locations, and surface-state calculations appear in Sections III and IV of the main text. No revision to the abstract is required on this point. revision: no

Circularity Check

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No circularity: central emergence claim demonstrated via models without reduction to inputs

full rationale

The paper asserts that pairing between Fermi surfaces with Chern numbers differing by an odd integer produces half-integer pair monopole charge, then demonstrates ±1/2 charges in specific tight-binding models with single gap nodes. No quoted equations or steps reduce the monopole charge to a fitted parameter, self-defined quantity, or self-citation chain by construction. The models provide independent content, and no load-bearing self-citation or ansatz smuggling is evident in the provided text. The derivation chain remains self-contained against external benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 1 invented entities

Based on abstract only; the central claim rests on standard Berry phase and Chern number concepts plus the new postulate of half-integer monopole charge for pairing. No explicit free parameters listed. Invented entity is the half-integer pair monopole charge itself.

axioms (1)
  • standard math Berry phase concepts and Chern numbers for Fermi surfaces are well-defined and applicable to pairing problems
    Invoked implicitly as the source of the monopole charge and symmetry enforcement
invented entities (1)
  • half-integer pair monopole charge no independent evidence
    purpose: To characterize the topological pairing order and enforce half-integer partial wave symmetry
    New postulated topological charge for the pairing order; no independent evidence provided in abstract

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