Superconductivity in hyperbolic spaces: Cayley trees, hyperbolic continuum, and BCS theory

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Autores principales: Pavliuk, Mykhailo, Bzdušek, Tomáš, Iliasov, Askar
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author Pavliuk, Mykhailo
Bzdušek, Tomáš
Iliasov, Askar
author_facet Pavliuk, Mykhailo
Bzdušek, Tomáš
Iliasov, Askar
contents We investigate $s$-wave superconductivity in negatively curved geometries, focusing on Cayley trees and the hyperbolic plane. Using a self-consistent Bogoliubov-de Gennes approach for trees and a BCS treatment of the hyperbolic continuum, we establish a unified mean-field framework that captures the role of boundaries in hyperbolic spaces. For finite Cayley trees with open boundaries, the superconducting order parameter localizes at the edge while the interior can remain normal, leading to two distinct critical temperatures: $T_\textrm{c}^\textrm{edge} > T_\textrm{c}^\textrm{bulk}$. A corresponding boundary-dominated phase also emerges in hyperbolic annuli and horodisc regions, where radial variations of the local density of states enhance edge pairing. We also demonstrate that the enhancement of the density of states at the boundary is significantly more pronounced for the discrete tree geometry. Our results show that, owing to the macroscopic extent of the boundary, negative curvature can stabilize boundary superconductivity as a phase that persists in the thermodynamic limit on par with the bulk superconductivity. These results highlight fundamental differences between bulk and boundary ordering in hyperbolic matter, and provide a theoretical framework for future studies of correlated phases in negatively curved systems.
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spellingShingle Superconductivity in hyperbolic spaces: Cayley trees, hyperbolic continuum, and BCS theory
Pavliuk, Mykhailo
Bzdušek, Tomáš
Iliasov, Askar
Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
We investigate $s$-wave superconductivity in negatively curved geometries, focusing on Cayley trees and the hyperbolic plane. Using a self-consistent Bogoliubov-de Gennes approach for trees and a BCS treatment of the hyperbolic continuum, we establish a unified mean-field framework that captures the role of boundaries in hyperbolic spaces. For finite Cayley trees with open boundaries, the superconducting order parameter localizes at the edge while the interior can remain normal, leading to two distinct critical temperatures: $T_\textrm{c}^\textrm{edge} > T_\textrm{c}^\textrm{bulk}$. A corresponding boundary-dominated phase also emerges in hyperbolic annuli and horodisc regions, where radial variations of the local density of states enhance edge pairing. We also demonstrate that the enhancement of the density of states at the boundary is significantly more pronounced for the discrete tree geometry. Our results show that, owing to the macroscopic extent of the boundary, negative curvature can stabilize boundary superconductivity as a phase that persists in the thermodynamic limit on par with the bulk superconductivity. These results highlight fundamental differences between bulk and boundary ordering in hyperbolic matter, and provide a theoretical framework for future studies of correlated phases in negatively curved systems.
title Superconductivity in hyperbolic spaces: Cayley trees, hyperbolic continuum, and BCS theory
topic Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.26528