Quantum scars and caustics in Majorana billiards

We demonstrate that the classical dynamics influence the localization behaviour of Majorana wavefunctions in Majorana billiards. By using a connection between Majorana wavefunctions and eigenfunctions of a normal state Hamiltonian, we show that Majorana wavefunctions in both p-wave and s-wave topological superconductors inherit the properties of the underlying normal state eigenfunctions. As an example, we demonstrate that Majorana wavefunctions in topological superconductors with chaotic shapes feature quantum scarring. Furthermore, we show a way to manipulate a localized Majorana wavefunction by altering the underlying classical dynamics using a local potential away from the localization region. Finally, in the presence of chiral symmetry breaking, we find that the Majorana wavefunction in convex-shaped Majorana billiards exhibits caustics formation, reminiscent of a normal state system with magnetic field.

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SciPost Physics
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2024-11-28
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https://doi.org/10.21468/scipostphys.17.5.147
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Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
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Quantum scars and caustics in Majorana billiards

İnanç Adagideli, Michael Wimmer, R. Johanna Zijderveld, A. Mert Bozkurt
SciPost Physics
Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
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Quantum scars and caustics in Majorana billiards

İnanç Adagideli, Michael Wimmer, R. Johanna Zijderveld, A. Mert Bozkurt
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We demonstrate that the classical dynamics influence the localization behaviour of Majorana wavefunctions in Majorana billiards. By using a connection between Majorana wavefunctions and eigenfunctions of a normal state Hamiltonian, we show that Majorana wavefunctions in both p-wave and s-wave topological superconductors inherit the properties of the underlying normal state eigenfunctions. As an example, we demonstrate that Majorana wavefunctions in topological superconductors with chaotic shapes feature quantum scarring. Furthermore, we show a way to manipulate a localized Majorana wavefunction by altering the underlying classical dynamics using a local potential away from the localization region. Finally, in the presence of chiral symmetry breaking, we find that the Majorana wavefunction in convex-shaped Majorana billiards exhibits caustics formation, reminiscent of a normal state system with magnetic field.

SciPost PhysicsVol. 17(5)
Sabancı Üniversitesi (TR), Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu (TR), University of Twente (NL), Delft University of Technology (NL)
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Bilim Akademisi
Openalex Percentile: Top 80%
Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
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