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Summary

We theoretically studied heat flow in chiral systems. The ratio of heat current fluctuations to the current is proportional to a universal scaling dimension, useful for probing excitations.

Area of Science:

  • Condensed matter physics
  • Quantum field theory

Background:

  • Understanding heat transport in low-dimensional quantum systems is crucial.
  • Chiral gapless systems exhibit unique transport properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically investigate heat flow between two 1+1D chiral gapless systems.
  • To determine the relationship between heat current fluctuations and system properties.

Main Methods:

  • Scattering theory approach.
  • Conformal field theory approach.

Main Results:

  • The ratio of heat current fluctuations to the heat current is proportional to the scaling dimension.
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