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Geometric bound on structure factor

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2025-08-01 v3 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We show that a quadratic form of quantum geometric tensor in kk-space sets a bound on the q4q^4 term in the static structure factor S(q)S(q) at small q\vec{q}. Bands that saturate this bound satisfy a condition similar to Laplace's equation, leading us to refer to them as harmonic bands\textit{harmonic bands}. We provide examples of harmonic bands in one- and two-dimensional systems, including (higher) Landau levels. The geometric bound further leads to a topological bound on the q4q^4 term, which is saturated only when the band geometry satisfies the trace condition and, additionally, the quantum geometric tensor is uniform in kk-space. We speculate that these bounds taken together provide a useful guide for identifying Chern bands that favor (Abelian or non-Abelian) fractional Chern insulators.

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@article{arxiv.2412.02656,
  title  = {Geometric bound on structure factor},
  author = {Yugo Onishi and Alexander Avdoshkin and Liang Fu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.02656},
  year   = {2025}
}

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7 pages, 1 figure + Supplemental Materials (8 pages)

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