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We investigate the existence of higher order exceptional points (EPs) in non-Hermitian systems, and show that $\mu$-fold EPs are stable in $\mu-1$ dimensions in the presence of anti-unitary symmetries that are local in parameter space, such…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-10-27 Pierre Delplace , Tsuneya Yoshida , Yasuhiro Hatsugai

Exceptional points, also known as non-Hermitian degeneracies, have been observed in parity-time symmetric metasurfaces as the parity-time symmetry breaking point. However, the parity-time symmetry condition puts constraints on the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-12-08 Sang Hyun Park , Sung-Gyu Lee , Taewoo Ha , Sanghyup Lee , Soo-Jeong Baek , Bumki Min , Shuang Zhang , Mark Lawrence , Teun-Teun Kim

Quantum phase transitions also occur in non-Hermitian systems. In this work we show that density functional theory, for the first time, uncovers universal behaviors for phase transitions in non-Hermitian many-body systems. To be specific,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-10 Bo-Bo Wei , Liang Jin

Exceptional points (EPs) has seen substantial advances in both experiment and theory. However, in quantum systems, higher-order exceptional points remain of great interest and possess numerous intriguing properties yet to be fully explored.…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-01-22 Yu-Jun Liu , Ka Kwan Pak , Peng Ren , Mengbo Guo , Entong Zhao , Chengdong He , Gyu-Boong Jo

Non-Hermitian topological edge states have many intriguing properties, but have so far mainly been discussed in terms of bulk-boundary correspondence. Here we propose to use a bulk property of diffusion coefficients for probing the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-01-25 Zhiyu Tian , Yang Liu , Le Luo

We generalize the eta-pairing theory to very general non-Hermitian Hubbard models and find many novel phenomena without Hermitian analogs. For instance, the Hermitian conjugate of an eta-pairing eigenoperator may not be an eigenoperator,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-03-05 Kai Lieta

It is conjectured that the exceptional-point (EP) singularity of a one-parametric quasi-Hermitian $N$ by $N$ matrix Hamiltonian $H(t)$ can play the role of a quantum phase-transition interface connecting different dynamical regimes of a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-16 Miloslav Znojil

We demonstrate that crystal defects can act as a probe of intrinsic non-Hermitian topology. In particular, in point-gapped systems with periodic boundary conditions, a pair of dislocations may induce a non-Hermitian skin effect, where an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-10-13 Frank Schindler , Abhinav Prem

We study the interplay between two nontrivial boundary effects: (1) the two dimensional ($2d$) edge states of three dimensional ($3d$) strongly interacting bosonic symmetry protected topological states, and (2) the boundary fluctuations of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-05-20 Yichen Xu , Xiao-Chuan Wu , Chao-Ming Jian , Cenke Xu

Higher-order exceptional points (EPs), resulting from non-Hermitian degeneracies, have shown greater advantages in sensitive enhancement than second-order EPs (EP2s). Therefore, seeking higher-order EPs in various quantum systems is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-12-15 Wei Xiong , Zhuanxia Li , Yiling Song , Jiaojiao Chen , Guoqiang Zhang , Mingfeng Wang

The hallmark of symmetry-protected topological (SPT) phases is the existence of anomalous boundary states, which can only be realized with the corresponding bulk system. In this work, we show that for every Hermitian anomalous boundary mode…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-11-20 Jong Yeon Lee , Junyeong Ahn , Hengyun Zhou , Ashvin Vishwanath

Exceptional points (EPs), arising in non-Hermitian systems, have garnered significant attention in recent years, enabling advancements in sensing, wave manipulation, and mode selectivity. However, their role in quantum systems, particularly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-21 Chenghe Yu , Mingsheng Tian , Ningxin Kong , Matteo Fadel , Xinyao Huang , Qiongyi He

Exceptional points (EPs) are degeneracies of non-Hermitian operators where, in addition to the eigenvalues, corresponding eigenmodes become degenerate. Classical and quantum photonic systems with EPs have attracted tremendous attention due…

This work studies a $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric non-Hermitian spin--boson model, consisting of a non-Hermitian two-level system coupled to a continuous bosonic bath. The static properties of the system are analyzed through a projection method…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-24 Yong-Xin Zhang , Qing-Hu Chen

The usual concepts of topological physics, such as the Berry curvature, cannot be applied directly to non-Hermitian systems. We show that another object, the quantum metric, which often plays a secondary role in Hermitian systems, becomes a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-17 D. D. Solnyshkov , C. Leblanc , L. Bessonart , A. Nalitov , J. Ren , Q. Liao , F. Li , G. Malpuech

The phenomenon of degeneracy of an $N-$plet of bound states is studied in the framework of quantum theory of closed (i.e., unitary) systems. For an underlying Hamiltonian $H=H(\lambda)$ the degeneracy occurs at a Kato's exceptional point…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-10-29 Miloslav Znojil

Spectral degeneracies (dubbed nodal points in momentum space) play fundamental roles in understanding exotic properties of light and matter. In lattice systems, unpaired band-structure degeneracies are subject to well-established no-go…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-30 Kunkun Wang , J. Lukas K. König , Kang Yang , Lei Xiao , Wei Yi , Emil J. Bergholtz , Peng Xue

An exceptional point is a special point in parameter space at which two (or more) eigenvalues and eigenvectors coincide. The discovery of exceptional points within mechanical and optical systems has uncovered peculiar effects in their…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-24 C. A. Downing , V. A. Saroka

The introduction of non-Hermiticity has greatly enriched the research field of traditional condensed matter physics, and eventually led to a series of discoveries of exotic phenomena. We investigate the effect of non-Hermitian imaginary…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-06-30 X. Z. Zhang , Z. Song

The advent of non-Hermitian physics has enriched the plethora of topological phases to include phenomena without Hermitian counterparts. Despite being among the most well-studied uniquely non-Hermitian features, the topological properties…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-06-05 Marcus Stålhammar , Lukas Rødland