Thermal SU(2) lattice gauge theory for intertwined orders and hole pockets in the cuprates

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Number 18, May 2026.
Significance Hole-doped cuprate superconductors have the highest critical temperatures under ambient pressure of any known material. These materials are also unique in that they exhibit a “pseudogap” metallic phase above the critical temperature, suggesting a…