Bounds on Lorentz-violating parameters in magnetically confined 2D systems: A phenomenological approach

TL;DR

This paper develops a framework to constrain Lorentz-violating parameters in 2D electron systems under magnetic fields, deriving bounds from spectroscopic measurements and analyzing spectral signatures for testing Lorentz symmetry.

Contribution

It introduces a unified, SI-consistent approach to bound SME coefficients in 2D systems, including explicit formulas and validation through numerical calculations.

Findings

Scalar LV parameters like $a_0$ are tightly constrained by current spectroscopic resolutions.

Spatial and axial LV sectors can be probed using spin- and $m$-resolved spectroscopy.

Derived bounds depend on device scales and spectroscopic precision.

Abstract

We present a unified, SI-consistent framework to constrain minimal SME coefficients $a_\mu$ and $b_\mu$ using magnetically confined two-dimensional electron systems under a uniform magnetic field. Working in the nonrelativistic (Schr\"odinger--Pauli) limit with effective mass, we derive the radial problem for cylindrical geometries and identify how spatial components ($\mathbf a,\mathbf b$) reshape the effective potential, via $1/r$ and $r$ terms or spin-selective offsets, while scalar components ($a_0,b_0$) act through a global energy shift and a spin-momentum coupling. Phenomenological upper bounds follow from requiring LV-induced shifts to lie below typical spectroscopic resolutions: $|a_0|\lesssim\delta E$, $|b_z|\lesssim\delta E/\hbar$, and compact expressions for $|a_\varphi|$ and $|b_0|$ that expose their dependence on device scales ($r_0$, $B_0$, $\mu$, $m$). Dimensional analysis clarifies that, in this regime, spatial $a_i$ carry momentum dimension and $b_i$ carry inverse-time/length dimensions, ensuring gauge-independent, unit-consistent reporting. Finite-difference eigenvalue calculations validate the scaling laws and illustrate spectral signatures across realistic parameter sets. The results show that scalar sectors (notably $a_0$) are tightly constrained by state-of-the-art $\mu$eV-resolution probes, while spatial and axial sectors benefit from spin- and $m$-resolved spectroscopy and geometric leverage, providing a reproducible pathway to test Lorentz symmetry in condensed-matter platforms.