The Lieb-Schultz-Mattis-type filling constraints in the 1651 magnetic space groups

We present the first systematic study of the filling constraints to realize a `trivial' insulator symmetric under magnetic space group $\mathcal{M}$. The filling $\nu$ must be an integer multiple of $m^{\mathcal{M}}$ to avoid spontaneous symmetry breaking or fractionalization in gapped phases. We improve the value of $m^{\mathcal{M}}$ in the literature and prove the tightness of the constraint for the majority of magnetic space groups. The result may shed light on the material search of exotic magnets with fractionalization.Comment: 5 page, 2 figure; the version to appear in PRB (Editors' Suggestion

Counting Rules of Nambu-Goldstone Modes

When global continuous symmetries are spontaneously broken, there appear gapless collective excitations called Nambu-Goldstone modes (NGMs) that govern the low-energy property of the system. The application of this famous theorem ranges from high-energy, particle physics to condensed matter and atomic physics. When a symmetry breaking occurs in systems that lack the Lorentz invariance to start with, as is usually the case in condensed matter systems, the number of resulting NGMs can be fewer than that of broken symmetry generators, and the dispersion of NGMs is not necessarily linear. In this article, we review recently established formulas for NGMs associated with broken internal symmetries that work equally for relativistic and nonrelativistic systems. We also discuss complexities of NGMs originating from space-time symmetry breaking. In the process we cover many illuminating examples from various context. We also present a complementary point of view from the Lieb-Schultz-Mattis theorem.Comment: 14 pages, 1 figure. Invited review for the Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics; Title change

The Energy-Weighted and Non Energy-Weighted Gamow-Teller Sum Rules in Relativistic Random Phase Approximation

The non energy-weighted Gamow-Teller(GT) sum rule is satisfied in relativistic models, when all nuclear density-dependent terms, including Pauli blocking terms from nucleon-antinucleon excitations, are taken into account in the RPA correlation function. The no-sea approximation is equivalent to this approximation for the giant GT resonance state and satisfies the sum rule, but each of the total $\beta_-$ and $\beta_+$ strengths is different in the two approximations. It is also shown that the energy-weighted sum of the GT strengths for the $\beta_-$ and $\beta_+$ transitions in RPA is equal to the expectation value of the double commutator of the nuclear Hamiltonian with the GT operator, when the expectation value is calculated with the ground state in the mean field approximation. Since the present RPA neglects renormalization of the divergence, however, the energy-weighted strengths outside of the giant GT resonance region become negative. These facts are shown by calculating in an analytic way the GT strengths of nuclear matter.Comment: REVTeX4, no figure

Criterion for stability of Goldstone Modes and Fermi Liquid behavior in a metal with broken symmetry

There are few general physical principles that protect the low energy excitations of a quantum phase. Of these, Goldstone's theorem and Landau Fermi liquid theory are the most relevant to solids. We investigate the stability of the resulting gapless excitations - Nambu Goldstone bosons (NGBs) and Landau quasiparticles - when coupled to one another, which is of direct relevance to metals with a broken continuous symmetry. Typically, the coupling between NGBs and Landau quasiparticles vanishes at low energies leaving the gapless modes unaffected. If however the low energy coupling is non-vanishing, non-Fermi liquid behavior and overdamped bosons are expected. Here we prove a general criterion which specifies when the coupling is non-vanishing. It is satisfied by the case of a nematic Fermi fluid, consistent with earlier microscopic calculations. In addition, the criterion identifies a new kind of symmetry breaking - of magnetic translations - where non-vanishing couplings should arise, opening a new route to realizing non-Fermi liquid phases.Comment: 6 pages + 10 pages (Supplemental Material), 3 + 2 figures; v2:revised for clarit