Nearest-Neighbor Tight-Binding Realization of Hyperbolic Lattices with $\mathbb{Z}_2$ Gauge Structures
Abstract
A systematic framework for realizing gauge extensions of hyperbolic lattices within the nearest-neighbor tight-binding formalism is developed. Using the triangle group as an example, we classify all inequivalent projective symmetry groups by computing the second cohomology group . Each class corresponds to a distinct flux configuration and can be constructed by tight-binding models to verify the symmetry relations of the extended group. The translation subgroups of the extended lattices are associated with high genus surfaces, which follows the Riemann-Hurwitz formula. By applying the Abelian hyperbolic band theory, we find the all-flat dispersions along specific directions in momentum space and van Hove singularities correlated with discrete eigenenergies. Our results establish a general route to investigate gauge-extended hyperbolic lattices and provide a foundation for further studying symmetry fractionalization and spin liquid phases in non-Euclidean geometries.
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@article{arxiv.2511.00380,
title = {Nearest-Neighbor Tight-Binding Realization of Hyperbolic Lattices with $\mathbb{Z}_2$ Gauge Structures},
author = {Xianghong Kong and Xingsi Liu and Shuihua Yang and Zhiyuan Yan and Weijin Chen and Zhixia Xu and Cheng-Wei Qiu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.00380},
year = {2025}
}