Bulk-boundary correspondence for Sturmian Kohmoto-like models

Abstract: We consider one dimensional tight binding models on

e l l^{2} (m a t h b b Z)

whose spatial structure is encoded by a Sturmian sequence

(x i_{n})_{n} i n {a, b}^{m} a t h b b Z

. An example is the Kohmoto Hamiltonian, which is given by the discrete Laplacian plus an onsite potential

v_{n}

taking value

0

or

1

according to whether

x i_{n}

is

a

or

b

. The only non-trivial topological invariants of such a model are its gap-labels. The bulk-boundary correspondence we establish here states that there is a correspondence between the gap label and a winding number associated to the edge states, which arises if the system is augmented and compressed onto half space

e l l^{2} (m a t h b b N)

. This has been experimentally observed with polaritonic waveguides. A correct theoretical explanation requires, however, first a smoothing out of the atomic motion via phason flips. With such an interpretation at hand, the winding number corresponds to the mechanical work through a cycle which the atomic motion exhibits on the edge states.

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