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Non-Bloch topological invariants in a non-Hermitian domain-wall system

Quantum Gases 2019-07-10 v3

Abstract

We study non-Bloch bulk-boundary correspondence in a non-Hermitian Su-Schieffer-Heeger model in a domain-wall configuration where the left and right bulks have different parameters. Focusing on the case where chiral symmetry is still conserved, we show that non-Hermitian skin effects of bulk states persist in the system, while the definition of the non-Bloch winding number of either bulk depends on parameters on both sides of the boundary. Under these redefined non-Bloch topological invariants, we confirm non-Bloch bulk-boundary correspondence under the domain-wall configuration, which exemplifies the impact of boundary conditions in non-Hermitian topological systems.

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@article{arxiv.1903.03811,
  title  = {Non-Bloch topological invariants in a non-Hermitian domain-wall system},
  author = {Tian-Shu Deng and Wei Yi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.03811},
  year   = {2019}
}

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9 pages, 6 figures