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Wave function ansatz for disclinated graphene with spin

I am currently investigating spin dynamics in disclinated graphene. More information about my approach can be found in my other post. I would like to know if my approach is somewhat correct to find ...
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Graphene with a disclination and the spin-orbit coupling

I am trying to follow the methods used in this paper (http://arxiv.org/pdf/1208.3023.pdf) to construct the Hamiltonian of a graphene cone, but taking into account the spin-orbit coupling. The paper ...
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Significance of Dirac cones in condensed matter physics

In condensed matter physics, Dirac cones can be found in graphene, topological insulators, cuprates, and iron-pnictides. This means that electrons behave as massless particles near the Dirac points. ...
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Graphene and Klein bottle?

I am trying to understand graphene as a topological insulator. The spin orbital interaction in graphene is very small (~10mK?). But if we consider that, then graphene should be a topological ...