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This paper considers systems subject to nonholonomic constraints which are not uniform on the whole configuration manifold. When the constraints change, the system undergoes a transition in order to comply with the new imposed conditions.…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Jorge Cortes , Alexandre M. Vinogradov

Recent explorations of quantized solitons transport in optical waveguides have thrust nonlinear topological pumping into the spotlight. In this work, we introduce a unified topological invariant applicable across both weakly and strongly…

The hallmark feature of topological insulators renders edge transport virtually impervious to scattering at defects and lattice disorder. In our work, we experimentally demonstrate a topological system, using a photonic platform, in which…

Nonlinearity induced topological properties in nonlinear lattice systems are studied in both momentum space and real space. Experimentally realizable through the Kerr effect on photonic waveguide systems, our working model depicts on-site…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-09-16 Thomas Tuloup , Raditya Weda Bomantara , Ching Hua Lee , Jiangbin Gong

Topological phases of gapped one-particle Hamiltonians with (anti)-unitary symmetries are classified by strong topological invariants according to the Altland-Zirnbauer table. Those indices are still well-defined in the regime of strong…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-10-30 Tom Stoiber

Topological invariants are crucial for characterizing topological systems. However, experimentally measuring them presents a significant challenge, especially in non-Hermitian systems where the biorthogonal eigenvectors are often necessary.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-23 Shuo Wang , Zhengjie Kang , Hao Li , Jiaojiao Li , Yuanjie Zhang , Zhihuang Luo

In theory of topological classification, the 2D topological superconductors without time reversal symmetry are characterized by Chern numbers. However, in reality, we find the Chern numbers can not reveal the whole properties of the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-03-04 Jinpeng Xiao , Qianglin Hu , Huiqiong Zeng , Xiaobing Luo

Competition between magnetism and superconductivity can lead to unconventional and topological superconductivity. However, the experimental confirmation of the presence of Majorana edge states and unconventional pairing currently poses a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-01-03 Flavio Noronha , Askery Canabarro , Rafael Chaves , Rodrigo G. Pereira

The design of specified nonlinear mechanical responses into a structure or material is a highly sought after capability, which would have a significant impact in areas such as wave tailoring in metamaterials, impact mitigation, soft…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-12-01 Brianna MacNider , Ian Frankel , Kai Qian , Alan Pozos , Aketzali Santos , H. Alicia Kim , Nicholas Boechler

The continuous effort towards topological quantum devices calls for an efficient and non-invasive method to assess the conformity of components in different topological phases. Here, we show that machine learning paves the way towards…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2019-01-24 Marcello D. Caio , Marco Caccin , Paul Baireuther , Timo Hyart , Michel Fruchart

Majorana zero modes are usually attributed to topological superconductors. We study a class of two-dimensional topologically trivial superconductors without chiral edge modes, which nevertheless host robust Majorana zero modes in…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-04-07 Zhongbo Yan , Ren Bi , Zhong Wang

As energy dissipation and gain are ubiquitous in the real world, such phenomena demand the generalization of Hermitian methods such as the analysis of topological properties for non-Hermitian systems. However, as non-Hermitian systems…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-02-02 Cameron Gibson , Evelyn Tang

Topological states of matter possess bulk electronic structures categorized by topological invariants and edge/surface states due to the bulk-boundary correspondence. Topological materials hold great potential in the development of…

In this manuscript, we study the interplay between symmetry and topology with a focus on the $Z_2$ topological index of 2D/3D topological insulators and high-order topological insulators. We show that in the presence of either a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-06 Heqiu Li , Kai Sun

An electron moving in a magnetically ordered background feels an effective magnetic field that can be both stronger and more rapidly varying than typical externally applied fields. One consequence is that insulating magnetic materials in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Joel E. Moore , Ying Ran , Xiao-Gang Wen

In this study, we investigate the optical properties of linear and nonlinear topological in-phase, out-of-phase, and edge modes in a defected dimer lattice with fourth-order diffraction, encompassing their bifurcation characteristics,…

Optics · Physics 2025-05-29 Xiaoyang Wang , Qidong Fu , Changming Huang

Topological characteristics reveal important physical properties of plasma structures and astrophysical processes. Physical parameters and constraints are linked with topological invariants, which are important for describing magnetic…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-03-06 Dieter H. Nickeler , Marian Karlicky , Michaela Kraus

We introduce a Hamiltonian for fermions on a lattice and prove a theorem regarding its topological properties. We identify the topological criterion as a $\mathbb{Z}_2-$ topological invariant $p(\textbf{k})$ (the Pfaffian polynomial). The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-05-16 Bruno Mera , Miguel A. N. Araújo , Vítor R. Vieira

Magnetic systems have been extensively studied both from a fundamental physics perspective and as building blocks for a variety of applications. Their topological properties, in particular those of excitations, remain relatively unexplored…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-11-25 Benedetta Flebus , Rembert A. Duine , Hilary M. Hurst

Topological phases realized in time-reversal invariant (TRI) systems are foundational to experimental study of the broader canon of topological condensed matter as they do not require exotic magnetic orders for realization. We therefore…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-04-02 R. Flores-Calderon , Ashley M. Cook