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 μ 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:
μ⋅n⟺H⋅M
or
μ⋅n⟺B⋅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 ϕ in terms of a dual equivalent theory of vortex field Φ (creating vortex or annihilate anti-vortex). Naturally, we will introduce terms like
|dϕ−A|2+⋯⟺A∧da+⋯=A∧Jcharge+⋯⟺|dΦ−aΦ|2+A∧da+…
I suppose if I introduce the Maxwell term (introducing Coulomb repulsion) dA∧∗dA with A∧da, I can integrate out A to obtain an effective Messiner effect m2A2.
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∧da term, and integrating out unwanted degree of freedom.):
Maxwell:da∧∗da⟺Meissner:m2A2
Meissner:M2a2⟺Maxwell:dA∧∗dA
Chern-Simons:a∧da⟺Chern-Simons:A∧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:
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?