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arxiv: 1011.0586 · v2 · pith:ZV5NATV2new · submitted 2010-11-02 · ❄️ cond-mat.str-el · cond-mat.supr-con· hep-th

Topological field theory and thermal responses of interacting topological superconductors

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We investigate the three-dimensional, time-reversal invariant topological superconductors with generic interaction by their response to external fields. The first description is a gravitational topological field theory, which gives a $Z_2$ classification of topological superconductors, and predicts a half-quantized thermal Hall effect on the surface. The second description introduces an s-wave proximity pairing field on the surface, and the associated topological defects give an integer $Z$ classification of the topological superconductors.

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