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Non-Hermitian topological systems have attracted a lot of research activities in recent times, both theoretically and experimentally, due to their unique physical properties and association with open quantum systems. We show that modular…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-29 Saubhik Sarkar , Chiranjib Mukhopadhyay , Abolfazl Bayat

Although nonsymmorphic symmetry protects $\mathbb{Z}_4$ topology for Hermitian systems, non-Hermitian topological phenomena induced by such a unique topological structure remain elusive. In this paper, we elucidate that systems with glide…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-09-06 Sho Ishikawa , Tsuneya Yoshida

The bulk-boundary correspondence is among the central issues of non-Hermitian topological states. We show that a previously overlooked `non-Hermitian skin effect' necessitates redefinition of topological invariants in a generalized…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-07 Shunyu Yao , Zhong Wang

A unique phenomenon in non-Hermitian systems is the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE), namely the boundary localization of continuous-spectrum eigenstates. However, studies on the NHSE in systems without translational invariance are still…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-04 Heng Lin , Jinghui Pi , Yunyao Qi , Wei Qin , Franco Nori , Gui-Lu Long

Non-Hermitian systems, going beyond conventional Hermitian systems, have brought in intriguing concepts such as exceptional points and complex spectral topology as well as exotic phenomena such as non-Hermitian skin effects (NHSEs).…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-23 Li-Wei Wang , Jian-Hua Jiang

In two dimensions, Hermitian lattices with non-zero Chern numbers and non-Hermitian lattices with a higher-order skin effect (HOSE) bypass the constraints of the Nielsen-Ninomiya no-go theorem at their one-dimensional boundaries. This…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-05-22 Yifan Wang , Wladimir A. Benalcazar

Bulk-edge correspondence, with quantized bulk topology leading to protected edge states, is a hallmark of topological states of matter and has been experimentally observed in electronic, atomic, photonic, and many other systems. While…

We analyze a correlated system in equilibrium with special emphasis on non-Hermitian topology inducing a skin effect. The pseudo-spectrum, computed by the real-space dynamical mean-field theory, elucidates that additional pseudo-eigenstates…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-03-31 Tsuneya Yoshida

We propose a general principle of constructing non-Hermitian (NH) operators for insulating and gapless topological phases in any dimension ($d$) that over an extended NH parameter regime feature real eigenvalues and zero-energy topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-04 Daniel J. Salib , Sanjib Kumar Das , Bitan Roy

Quantum Hall systems host chiral edge states extending along the one-dimensional boundary of any two-dimensional sample. In solid state materials, the edge states serve as perfectly robust transport channels that produce a quantised Hall…

Non-Hermitian lattices can host the non-Hermitian skin effect, a boundary-induced collapse of all bulk eigenstates into exponentially localized edge modes. This effect underlies anomalous bulk-boundary correspondence and remarkable…

Optics · Physics 2026-05-19 Rohith Srikanth , Sashank Kaushik Sridhar , Avik Dutt

The non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) has emerged as a hallmark of non-Hermitian physics, with far-reaching implications for transport, topology, and sensing. While recent works have uncovered the NHSE in magnetic systems, these analyses…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-20 Xin Li , Mohamed Al Begaowe , Shu Zhang , Benedetta Flebus

The non-Hermitian skin effect is a distinctive phenomenon in non-Hermitian systems, which manifests as the anomalous localization of bulk states at the boundary. To understand the physical origin of the non-Hermitian skin effect, a bulk…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-06 Tuo Wan , Kai Zhang , Junkai Li , Zhesen Yang , Zhaoju Yang

The discovery of non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) has opened an exciting direction for unveiling unusual physics and phenomena in non-Hermitian system. Despite notable theoretical breakthroughs, actual observation of NHSE's whole…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-12-13 Zhongming Gu , He Gao , Haoran Xue , Jensen Li , Zhongqing Su , Jie Zhu

Non-Hermitian skin effect, the localization of an extensive number of eigenstates at the ends of the system, has greatly expanded the frontier of physical laws. It has long been believed that the present of skin modes is equivalent to the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-04-17 Gang-Feng Guo , Xi-Xi Bao , Han-Jie Zhu , Xiao-Ming Zhao , Lin Zhuang , Lei Tan , Wu-Ming Liu

We establish a novel mechanism for topological transitions in non-Hermitian systems that are controlled by the system size. Based on a new paradigm known as exceptional-bound (EB) band engineering, its mechanism hinges on the unique…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-03-10 Mengjie Yang , Ching Hua Lee

Non-Hermitian (NH) crystals, quasicrystals and amorphous network display an accumulation of a macroscopic number of states near one of its specific interfaces with vacuum, such as edge, surface, hinge or corner. This phenomenon is known as…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-01-18 Sourav Manna , Bitan Roy

Bulk-boundary correspondences (BBCs) remain the central topic in modern condensed matter physics, and are gaining increasing interests with the recent discovery of non-Hermitian skin effects. However, there still exist profound features of…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2024-07-12 Huan-Yu Wang , Zhen-Biao Yang , Wu-Ming Liu

We discover that the interplay between Hilbert space fragmentation and multiple non-Hermitian pumping channels leads to distinct non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) in real and Fock spaces. Using an extended Hatano-Nelson model with…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-04-10 Yi-An Wang , Linhu Li

We show that proximity to an altermagnet provides an efficient route to engineering non-Hermitian higher-order topological phases. The proximity-induced altermagnetic order gaps the edge states of a topological insulator, thereby driving a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-08 Xiang Ji , Dengfeng Wang , Tong Zhou , Xiaosen Yang