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We develop a new method for finding the quantum probability density of arrival at the detector. The evolution of the quantum state restricted to the region outside of the detector is described by a restricted Hamiltonian that contains a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-15 Tajron Jurić , Hrvoje Nikolić

We present a first-principles scheme that allows the orbital magnetization of a magnetic crystal to be evaluated accurately and efficiently even in the presence of complex Fermi surfaces. Starting from an initial electronic-structure…

Materials Science · Physics 2012-02-03 M. G. Lopez , David Vanderbilt , T. Thonhauser , Ivo Souza

The orbital magnetic moment is still surprisingly not well understood, in contrast to the spin part. Its description in finite systems, such as isolated atoms and molecules, is not problematic, but it was only recently that a rigorous…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-03 Sascha Brinker , Manuel dos Santos Dias , Samir Lounis

An analysis of orbital magnetization in band insulators is provided. It is shown that a previously proposed electronic orbital angular-momentum operator generalizes the ``modern theory of orbital magnetization'' to include non-local…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-07-12 Jacques K. Desmarais , Bernard Kirtman , Michel Rérat

An unexpectedly large transient magnetization induced by circularly polarized ferroelectric phonons was recently observed in a nonmagnetic insulator SrTiO3 [Nature 628, 534 (2024)]. We use a minimal molecular orbital model to demonstrate…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-06-06 Sergei Urazhdin

We develop relativistic non-Hermitian quantum theory and its application to neutrino physics in a strong magnetic field. It is well known, that one of the fundamental postulates of quantum theory is the requirement of Hermiticity of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-03-25 V. N. Rodionov

We extend the recently-developed theory of bulk orbital magnetization to finite electric fields, and use it to calculate the orbital magnetoelectric response of periodic insulators. Working in the independent-particle framework, we find…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-05-28 Andrei Malashevich , Ivo Souza , Sinisa Coh , David Vanderbilt

We consider operators in the domains with the boundaries and derive sharp spectral asymptotics (containing non-Weyl correction) in the case when Hamiltonian flow is periodic. Even if operator is scalar but not second order (or even…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-05-07 Victor Ivrii

Magneto-optical response, i.e. optical response in the presence of a magnetic field, is commonly used for characterization of materials and in optical communications. However, quantum mechanical description of electric and magnetic fields…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-06-18 Irina V. Lebedeva , David A. Strubbe , Ilya V. Tokatly , Angel Rubio

Solids built out of active components can exhibit non-reciprocal elastic coefficients that give rise to non-Hermitian wave phenomena. Here, we investigate non-Hermitian effects present at the boundary of two-dimensional active elastic media…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2020-09-16 Colin Scheibner , William T. M. Irvine , Vincenzo Vitelli

We derive an exact formula of orbital susceptibility expressed in terms of Bloch wave functions, starting from the exact one-line formula by Fukuyama in terms of Green's functions. The obtained formula contains four contributions: (1)…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-02-09 Masao Ogata , Hidetoshi Fukuyama

The interband effect is an important concept both in traditional and modern solid-state physics. In this paper, we present a theory of the nontrivial interband effect, which cannot be removed without breaking given rules. We define the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-30 Nobuyuki Okuma

The recent interest in non-Hermitian (NH) systems has significantly broadened their application across condensed matter physics, offering a unique framework to explore out-of-equilibrium phenomena. Simultaneously, altermagnets have emerged…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-10 J. H. Correa , M. P. Nowak , A. Pezo

The spectral analysis of a non-Hermitian unbounded operator appearing in quantum physics is our main concern. The properties of such an operator are essentially different from those of Hermitian Hamiltonians, namely due to spectral…

A defining quantity of a physical system is its energy which is represented by the Hamiltonian. In closed quantum mechanical or/and coherent wave-based systems the Hamiltonian is introduced as a Hermitian operator which ensures real energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-05 Jamal Berakdar , Xi-guang Wang

Orbital magnetic susceptibility involves rich physics such as interband effects despite of its conceptual simplicity. In order to appreciate the rich physics related to the orbital magnetic susceptibility, it is essential to derive a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-12-08 Toshikaze Kariyado , Hiroyasu Matsuura , Masao Ogata

The intrinsic anomalous Hall effect is one of the most exciting manifestations of the geometric properties of the electronic wave-function. Here, we predict that the electronic wave-function's geometric nature also gives rise to a purely…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-04-07 Kamal Das , Amit Agarwal

We present an in-depth analysis of the orbital magnetism by means of the so-called modern theory based on the Berry phase across distinct classes of materials-d transition metals, sp metals, and transition metal dichalcogenides-highlighting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-25 Hojun Lee , Insu Baek , Mirco Sastges , Yuriy Mokrousov , Hyun-Woo Lee , Dongwook Go

Spin-orbit coupling introduces chirality into electronic structure. This can have profound effects on the magnetization induced by orbital motion of electrons. Here we derive a formula for the orbital magnetization of interacting electrons…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2014-09-23 R. Nourafkan , G. Kotliar , A. -M. S. Tremblay

Modern theory of the orbital magnetization is applied to the series of insulating perovskite transition metal oxides (orthorhombic YTiO$_3$, LaMnO$_3$, and YVO$_3$, as well as monoclinic YVO$_3$), carrying a net ferromagnetic (FM) moment in…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-03-04 S. A. Nikolaev , I. V. Solovyev