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Absolutely continuous spectrum for truncated topological insulators

Mathematical Physics 2024-10-04 v1 math.MP Spectral Theory Quantum Physics

Abstract

We show that if a topological insulator is truncated along a curve that separates the plane in two sufficiently large regions, then the edge system admits absolutely continuous spectrum. Our approach combines a recent version of the bulk-edge correspondence along curves that separates geometry and intrinsic conductance [DZ24], with a result about absolutely continuous spectrum for straight edges [BW22].

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@article{arxiv.2410.02157,
  title  = {Absolutely continuous spectrum for truncated topological insulators},
  author = {Alexis Drouot and Jacob Shapiro and Xiaowen Zhu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.02157},
  year   = {2024}
}

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19 pages, 4 figures

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