Result: Quantum scars and caustics in Majorana billiards

Title:
Quantum scars and caustics in Majorana billiards
Source:
SciPost Physics, Vol 17, Iss 5, p 147 (2024)
Publication Status:
Preprint
Publisher Information:
Stichting SciPost, 2024.
Publication Year:
2024
Document Type:
Academic journal Article
File Description:
application/xml
ISSN:
2542-4653
DOI:
10.21468/scipostphys.17.5.147
DOI:
10.48550/arxiv.2312.13368
Rights:
CC BY
arXiv Non-Exclusive Distribution
Accession Number:
edsair.doi.dedup.....ed1ae736c1bd29e36e5a32dcc96fd19c
Database:
OpenAIRE

Further Information

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.