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To describe a spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ particle on the Bloch sphere with a radial magnetic field and topological states of matter from the reciprocal space, we introduce $C$ square ($C^2$) as a local formulation of the global topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-03-14 Karyn Le Hur

A topological phase can be engineered in quantum physics from the Bloch sphere of a spin-1/2 showing an hedgehog structure as a result of a radial magnetic field. We elaborate on a relation between the formation of an entangled wavefunction…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-02-28 Karyn Le Hur

We propose a two-spin quantum-mechanical model with applied magnetic fields acting on the Poincar\'e-Bloch sphere, to reveal a new class of topological energy bands with Chern number one half for each spin-1/2. The mechanism behind this…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-02-07 Joel Hutchinson , Karyn Le Hur

Topology is key in describing unconventional quantum phases of matter and devising robust quantum technology. Exactly how topology mixes with quantum mechanics remains largely unclear, as testified by the lack of a unifying microscopic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-11-03 Eugenio DelRe , Paolo Di Porto

Here, we elaborate on and develop the geometrical approach introduced in K. Le Hur, Physics Reports 1104 1-42 (2025) between the magnetic monopole created from a radial field, quantum physics and topological lattice models through quantum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-29 Karyn Le Hur , Andrea Baldanza

We present a perturbative approach to derive the semiclassical equations of motion for the two-dimensional electron dynamics under the simultaneous presence of static electric and magnetic fields, where the quantized Hall conductance is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-07-31 Luca Esposito , Dario Gerace

Topological properties of materials, as manifested in the intriguing phenomena of quantum Hall effect and topological insulators, have attracted overwhelming transdisciplinary interest in recent years. Topological edge states, for instance,…

The topology of an object describes global properties that are insensitive to local perturbations. Classic examples include string knots and the genus (number of handles) of a surface: no manipulation of a closed string short of cutting it…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2019-01-15 Nathan Schine , Michelle Chalupnik , Tankut Can , Andrey Gromov , Jonathan Simon

The object of the present work is to study the quantum Hall effect through its symmetries and topological aspects. We consider the model of an electron moving in a two-dimensional lattice in the presence of applied in-plain electric field…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Kunold , M. Torres

We study how topological crystalline defects--dislocations--reshape the real-space quantum geometric tensor and act as tunable sources of quantum geometry. We show that dislocations strongly enhance the quantum metric, establishing a direct…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-22 Carlos Saji , Roberto E. Troncoso

Topology, as a mathematical concept, has been introduced into condensed matter physics since the discovery of quantum Hall effect, which characterizes new physical scenario beyond the Landau theory. The topologically protected physical…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-02-03 Ying Zhou , Ziwen Wang , Fan Wang , Haoshen Ye , Shuai Dong

We develop a field theory of quantum magnets and magnetic (semi)metals, which is suitable for the analysis of their universal and topological properties. The systems of interest include collinear, coplanar and general non-coplanar magnets.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-08-26 Predrag Nikolić

In this Thesis we examine the interplay between the encoding of information in quantum systems and their geometrical and topological properties. We first study photonic qubit probes of space-time curvature, showing how gauge-independent…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-07-24 Tommaso F. Demarie

We provide a characterization of tunneling between coupled topological insulators in 2D and 3D under the influence of a ferromagnetic layer. We explore conditions for such systems to exhibit integer quantum Hall physics and localized…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-30 Qinglei Meng , Smitha Vishveshwara , Taylor L. Hughes

We show that the simplest of existing molecules -- closed-shell diatomics not interacting with one another -- host topological charges when driven by periodic far-off-resonant laser pulses. A periodically kicked molecular rotor can be…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-03-29 Volker Karle , Areg Ghazaryan , Mikhail Lemeshko

Quantum geometry, which describes the geometry of Bloch wavefunctions in solids, has become a cornerstone of modern quantum condensed matter physics. The quantum geometrical tensor encodes this geometry through two fundamental components:…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-08-04 Anyuan Gao , Naoto Nagaosa , Ni Ni , Su-Yang Xu

The geometric response of quantum Hall liquids is an important aspect to understand their topological characteristics in addition to the electromagnetic response. According to the Wen-Zee theory, the topological spin is coupled to the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-04-03 Qi Li , Yi Yang , Zhou Li , Hao Wang , Zi-Xiang Hu

We investigate the optical and quantum mechanical properties of a charged spinless particle confined in a two-dimensional quantum ring under the simultaneous influence of a spiral dislocation and an external magnetic field. The dislocation…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-07-01 Hassan Hassanabadi , Kangxian Guo , Liangliang Lu , Edilberto O. Silva

For many materials, a precise knowledge of their dispersion spectra is insufficient to predict their ordered phases and physical responses. Instead, these materials are classified by the geometrical and topological properties of their…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-06-16 Qiong Ma , Adolfo G. Grushin , Kenneth S. Burch

Recent theories and experiments have suggested that strong spin-orbit coupling effects in certain band insulators can give rise to a new phase of quantum matter, the so-called topological insulator, which can show macroscopic entanglement…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-08-26 Y. Xia , D. Qian , D. Hsieh , L. Wray , A. Pal , H. Lin , A. Bansil , D. Grauer , Y. S. Hor , R. J. Cava , M. Z. Hasan
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