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Topological edge states in gaps of non-Hermitian systems are robust due to topological protection. Using the non-Hermitian Floquet Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model, we show that this robustness can break down: edge states may be suppressed by…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-13 Hong Wu , Xue-Min Yang , Hui Liu

We propose and present a concept of Topological Distance (TD), obtained from the integration of trace distance over the generalized Brillouin zone, in order to characterize the topological transitions of non-Hermitian systems. Specifically,…

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We show topological configurations of the complex-valued spectra in gapped non-Hermitian systems. These arise when the distinctive EPs in the energy Riemann sheets of such models are annihilated after threading them across the boundary of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-15 Anton Montag , Alexander Felski , Flore K. Kunst

Dimensionality plays a fundamental role in the classification of novel phases and their responses. In generic lattices of 2D and beyond, however, we found that non-Hermitian couplings do not merely distort the Brillouin zone (BZ), but can…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-08-21 Hui Jiang , Ching Hua Lee

Topological properties of a periodic condensed matter system are global features of its Brillouin zone (BZ). In contrast, the validity of effective low energy theories is usually limited to the vicinity of a high symmetry point in the BZ.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-03-16 Jan Carl Budich , Björn Trauzettel

We formulate quantum geometry for non-Hermitian systems under open boundary conditions. By defining quantum-geometric quantities in both real-space and non-Bloch representations, we establish a unified framework beyond conventional Bloch…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-20 Junsong Sun , Huaiming Guo , Bohm-Jung Yang

Periodically driven systems, characterised by their inherent non-equilibrium dynamics, are ubiquitously found in both classical and quantum regimes. In the field of photonics, these Floquet systems have begun to provide insight into how…

We use the generalized Bloch theorem formalism of Alase {\it et al.} [{\it Phys. Rev. Lett.} {\bf 117} 076804 (2016)] to analyze simple one-dimensional tight-binding lattice systems connected by Hermitian bonds (all with the same hopping…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-08-13 Balázs Hetényi , Balázs Dóra

We consider conditions for the existence of boundary modes in non-Hermitian systems with edges of arbitrary co-dimension. Through a universal formulation of formation criteria for boundary modes in terms of local Green functions, we outline…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-02-12 Dan S. Borgnia , Alex Jura Kruchkov , Robert-Jan Slager

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

The synergy between non-Hermitian concepts and topological ideas have led to very fruitful activity in the recent years. Their interplay has resulted in a wide variety of new non-Hermitian topological phenomena being discovered. In this…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-06-16 Ayan Banerjee , Ronika Sarkar , Soumi Dey , Awadhesh Narayan

The parity-time (PT) symmetry of a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian leads to real (complex) energy spectrum when the non-Hermiticity is below (above) a threshold. Recently, it has been demonstrated that the non-Hermitian skin effect generates a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-02 Yu-Min Hu , Hong-Yi Wang , Zhong Wang , Fei Song

Hyperbolic lattices are a new form of synthetic quantum matter in which particles effectively hop on a discrete tessellation of 2D hyperbolic space, a non-Euclidean space of uniform negative curvature. To describe the single-particle…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-03-01 Joseph Maciejko , Steven Rayan

The hyperbolic lattice (HBL) has emerged as a compelling platform for exploring matter in non-Euclidean space. Among its notable features, the breakdown of the conventional Bloch theorem stands out, prompting a reexamination of band theory,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-30 Mengying Hu , Jing Lin , Kun Ding

The non-Hermitian skin effect dramatically reshapes the energy bands of non-Hermitian systems, meaning that the usual Bloch band theory is fundamentally inadequate as their characterization. The non-Bloch band theory, in which the concept…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-02 Hong-Yi Wang , Fei Song , Zhong Wang

Green's functions of non-Hermitian systems play a fundamental role in various dynamical processes. Because non-Hermitian systems are sensitive to boundary conditions due to the non-Hermitian skin effect, open-boundary Green's functions are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-10-24 Yu-Min Hu , Zhong Wang

We study the characterization of the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) in non-Hermitian systems with on-site disorder. We extend the application of generalized-Brillouin-zone (GBZ) theory to these systems. By proposing a modified GBZ theory,…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2023-05-03 Hongfang Liu , Ming Lu , Zhi-Qiang Zhang , Hua Jiang

The conventional bulk-boundary correspondence breaks down in non-Hermitian systems. In this paper, we reestablish the bulk-boundary correspondence in one-dimensional non-Hermitian systems by applying the scattering theory, which is a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-15 Haoshu Li , Qian Niu

Non-Hermitian systems exhibit striking exceptions from the paradigmatic bulk-boundary correspondence, including the failure of bulk Bloch band invariants in predicting boundary states and the (dis)appearance of boundary states at parameter…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-07-17 Flore K. Kunst , Elisabet Edvardsson , Jan Carl Budich , Emil J. Bergholtz

The non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) is a hallmark of non-Hermitian system, yet its generalized Brillouin zone (GBZ) description is restricted to periodic systems. We develop a site-resolved theory via a local scaling transformation (LST),…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-26 Chen-Hao Zhao , Jia-Rui Li , Yuping Tian , Wei-Jiang Gong