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Topological Matter: Graphene and Superfluid \(^3\)He

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The physics of graphene and of the superfluid phases of \(^3\)He have many common features. Both systems are topological materials where quasiparticles behave as relativistic massless (Weyl, Majorana or Dirac) fermions. We formulate the points where these features are overlapping. This will allow us to use graphene to study the properties of superfluid \(^3\)He, to use superfluid \(^3\)He to study the properties of graphene, and to use both of them in combination to study the physics of topological quantum vacuum. We suggest also some particular experiments with superfluid \(^3\)He using graphene as an atomically thin membrane impenetrable for He atoms but allowing for spin, momentum and energy transfer.

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Acknowledgments

We acknowledge financial support by the EU 7th Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013, Grant \(\#\)228464 Microkelvin), GEV by the Academy of Finland through its LTQ CoE Grant (Project \(\#\)250280) and MIK by the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) via Spinoza Prize.

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  1. Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Heyndaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ , Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    M. I. Katsnelson

  2. Department of Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics, Ural Federal University, 620002 , Ekaterinburg, Russia

    M. I. Katsnelson

  3. Low Temperature Laboratory, Aalto University, P.O. Box 15100, 00076, Aalto, Finland

    G. E. Volovik

  4. L.D. Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, 119334 , Moscow, Russia

    G. E. Volovik

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Katsnelson, M.I., Volovik, G.E. Topological Matter: Graphene and Superfluid \(^3\)He. J Low Temp Phys 175, 655–666 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-014-1167-8

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