Defective edge states and anomalous bulk-boundary correspondence for topological insulators under non-Hermitian similarity transformation

DOI10.1142/S0217979220501465zbMATH Open1439.82027arXiv2003.10089MaRDI QIDQ5115583FDOQ5115583

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Publication date: 16 August 2020

Published in: International Journal of Modern Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: It was known that for non-Hermitian topological systems due to the non-Hermitian skin effect, the bulk-edge correspondence is broken down. In this paper, by using one-dimensional Su-SchriefferHeeger model and two-dimensional (deformed) Qi-Wu-Zhang model as examples, we focus on a special type of non-Hermitian topological system without non-Hermitian skin effect-topological systems under non-Hermitian similarity transformation. In these non-Hermitian systems, the defective edge states and the breakdown of bulk-edge correspondence are discovered. To characterize the topological properties, we introduce a new type of inversion symmetry-protected topological invariant-total Z2 topological invariant. In topological phases, defective edge states appear. With the help of the effective edge Hamiltonian, we find that the defective edge states are protected by (generalized) chiral symmetry and thus the (singular) defective edge states are unstable against the perturbation breaking the chiral symmetry. In addition, the results are generalized to nonHermitian topological insulators with inversion symmetry in higher dimensions. This work could help people to understand the defective edge states and the breakdown of bulk-edge correspondence for non-Hermitian topological systems.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.10089

zbMATH Keywords

chiral symmetryinversion symmetrydefective edge statenon-Hermitian similarity transformationtotal \(Z_2\) topological invariant

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B20) Dynamic lattice systems (kinetic Ising, etc.) and systems on graphs in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C20)

Cites Work

• Non-Hermitian Hamiltonians and similarity transformations
• Classification of Topological Insulators with Time-Reversal and Inversion Symmetry

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