Nonsymmorphic Weyl superconductivity in UPt₃ based on E₂u representation
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❄️ cond-mat.supr-con
cond-mat.mes-hallcond-mat.str-el
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weylnodesnonsymmorphicsymmetrycrystalpairrepresentationsuperconductor
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We show that a heavy fermion superconductor UPt_3 is a topological Weyl superconductor with tunable Weyl nodes. Adopting a generic order parameter in the E_2u representation allowed by nonsymmorphic crystal symmetry, we clarify unusual gap structure and associated topological properties. The pair creation, pair annihilation, and coalescence of Weyl nodes are demonstrated in the time-reversal symmetry broken B-phase. At most 98 point nodes compatible with Blount's theorem give rise to line node-like behaviors in low-energy excitations, consistent with experimental results. We also show an arc node protected by the nonsymmorphic crystal symmetry on the Brillouin zone face.
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