Fig. 2: Persistent current dependence on the interplay between temperature and interaction.
From: Probe for bound states of SU(3) fermions and colour deconfinement
Persistent current I(ϕ)/t of SU(3) fermions for various interactions U/t (temperatures TkB/t) in the upper (lower) panel. In a for TkB/t = 0, the persistent current fractionalizes with increasing U/t. The bare period ϕ0/t is reduced to ϕ0/N for large U/t. For fixed U/t in b, the persistent current regains the period ϕ0 upon increasing TkB/t. The results were obtained by exact diagonalization with Np = 3, L = 15. The lines are meant to be a guide to the eye for the reader, to aid in perceiving the fractionalization with increasing interaction.
