The noncommutative index theorem and the periodic table for disordered topological insulators and superconductors

DOI10.1063/1.5026964zbMATH Open1390.82029arXiv1611.01928OpenAlexW3098269946MaRDI QIDQ4635269FDOQ4635269

Hosho Katsura, Tohru Koma

Publication date: 16 April 2018

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study a wide class of topological free-fermion systems on a hypercubic lattice in spatial dimensions $dge1$. When the Fermi level lies in a spectral gap or a mobility gap, the topological properties, e.g., the integral quantization of the topological invariant, are protected by certain symmetries of the Hamiltonian against disorder. This generic feature is characterized by a generalized index theorem which is a noncommutative analogue of the Atiyah-Singer index theorem. The noncommutative index defined in terms of a pair of projections gives a precise formula for the topological invariant in each symmetry class in any dimension ($dge1$). Under the assumption on the nonvanishing spectral or mobility gap, we prove that the index formula reproduces Bott periodicity and all of the possible values of topological invariants in the classification table of topological insulators and superconductors. We also prove that the indices are robust against perturbations that do not break the symmetry of the unperturbed Hamiltonian.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1611.01928

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Disordered systems (random Ising models, random Schrödinger operators, etc.) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B44) Statistical mechanics of solids (82D20) Statistical mechanics of superconductors (82D55) Index theory (19K56)

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