3 papers
cond-mat.str-el2025
Fractons from covariant higher-rank 3D BF theory
Erica Bertolini, Alberto Blasi, Matteo Carrega +2
In this paper we study the 3D gauge theory of two tensor gauge fields: , which we take symmetric, and , with no symmetry on its indices. The corresponding…
hep-th2025
Quasi-topological fractons: a 3D dipolar gauge theory
Erica Bertolini, Alberto Blasi, Nicola Maggiore
We consider the theory of a generic rank-2 tensor field in three spacetime dimensions, which involves a symmetric tensor field transforming under infinitesimal diffeomorphisms, and…
hep-th2024
Hall-like behaviour of higher rank Chern-Simons theory of fractons
Erica Bertolini, Alberto Blasi, Nicola Maggiore +1
Fracton phases of matter constitute an interesting point of contact between condensed matter and high-energy physics. The limited mobility property of fracton quasiparticles finds…