In this paper, http://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.39.2756, the authors establish a correspondence between two-dimensional bosons and a bulk superconductor in a magnetic field. They focus on boson, but it seems to be claimed that it holds even more generally.
(1) 2D bosons (T=0) v.s. (2) Bulk superconductor
Chemical potential $\mu$ v.s. Applied field $H$
Bose density $n$ v.s Total field $B$
Mott insulating phase v.s. Meissner phase
Density wave insulator v.s. Abrikosov flux lattice
Superfluid v.s. Non-superconducting flux line liquid
Supersolid v.s. Non-superconducting flux lattice
Bose glass insulator v.s. superconducting glass
Question 1: Is that "Total field $B$" a typo of magnetization $M$? Since we have:
$$\mu \cdot n \Longleftrightarrow H \cdot M$$
or
$$\mu \cdot n \Longleftrightarrow B \cdot M$$
Question 2: Any physical intuitive picture how does this duality in this table above work?
Here is my understanding -- For example, we can derive them by representing the two equivalent theories of superfluid with superfluid U(1) phase field $\phi$ in terms of a dual equivalent theory of vortex field $\Phi$ (creating vortex or annihilate anti-vortex). Naturally, we will introduce terms like
$$ |d \phi - A|^2 + \dots \Longleftrightarrow A \wedge d a +\dots = A \wedge J_{\text{charge}} +\dots \Longleftrightarrow |d \Phi- a \Phi |^2 + A \wedge d a + \dots$$
I suppose if I introduce the Maxwell term (introducing Coulomb repulsion) $dA \wedge * dA $ with $A \wedge d a$, I can integrate out $A$ to obtain an effective Messiner effect $m^2 A^2 $.
More systematically, there are some hints of dualities between (see A Zee's QFT book chap VI.3) (with the help of an extra $A \wedge d a$ term, and integrating out unwanted degree of freedom.):
$$ \text{Maxwell}: da \wedge *da \Longleftrightarrow \text{Meissner}: m^2 A^2 $$
$$ \text{Meissner}: M^2 a^2 \Longleftrightarrow \text{Maxwell}: dA \wedge * dA $$
$$ \text{Chern-Simons}: a \wedge da \Longleftrightarrow \text{Chern-Simons}: A \wedge dA $$
Maxwell term (introducing Coulomb repulsion) can cause the Mott-insulating phase, and we have argue it is dual to an effective Messiner effect.
So far we obtain:
$$\text{Mott insulating phase v.s. Meissner phase}$$
Again,
Question 2: Any physical intuitive picture how this (rest of) duality in this table above work? Physically intuitively?