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Topological Invariants and Ground-State Wave Functions of Topological Insulators on a Torus

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2014-01-28 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We define topological invariants in terms of the ground states wave functions on a torus. This approach leads to precisely defined formulas for the Hall conductance in four dimensions and the topological magneto-electric θ\theta term in three dimensions, and their generalizations in higher dimensions. They are valid in the presence of arbitrary many-body interaction and disorder. These topological invariants systematically generalize the two-dimensional Niu-Thouless-Wu formula, and will be useful in numerical calculations of disordered topological insulators and strongly correlated topological insulators, especially fractional topological insulators.

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@article{arxiv.1308.4900,
  title  = {Topological Invariants and Ground-State Wave Functions of Topological Insulators on a Torus},
  author = {Zhong Wang and Shou-Cheng Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1308.4900},
  year   = {2014}
}

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9 pages