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Effective field theories for topological insulators by functional bosonization

Effective field theories for topological insulators by functional bosonization

Effective field theories that describe the dynamics of a conserved U(1) current in terms of ``hydrodynamic'' degrees of freedom of topological phases in condensed matter are discussed in general dimension $D=d+1$ using the functional bosonization technique. For noninteracting topological insulators (superconductors) with a conserved U(1) charge and characterized by an …