Topological insulator and the theta vacuum in a system without boundaries

In this paper we address two questions concerning the effective action of a topological insulator in one- and three-dimensional space without boundaries, such as a torus. The first is whether a uniform theta term with theta=pi is generated for a strong topological insulator. The second is whether su...

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Main Authors: Chen, Kuang-Ting (Contributor), Lee, Patrick A. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2011-09-30T14:45:16Z.
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