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We study non-interacting electrons in disordered materials which exhibit a spectral gap, in each of the ten Altland--Zirnbauer symmetry classes, in all space dimensions. We define an appropriate space of Hamiltonians and a topology on it so…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-05-26 Jui-Hui Chung , Jacob Shapiro

Topological materials are quantum materials with nontrivial ground-state entanglement that are irremovable so long as certain rules, like invariance under symmetries and the existence of an energy gap, are respected. They showcase…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-06-12 Hoi Chun Po

A system having macroscopic patches in different topological phases have no well-defined global topological invariant. To treat such a case, the quantities labeling different areas of the sample according to their topological state are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-04-27 A. A. Markov , D. B. Golovanova , A. R. Yavorsky , A. N. Rubtsov

The topological phases of two-dimensional time-reversal symmetric insulators are classified by a $\mathbb{Z}_{2}$ topological invariant. Usually, the invariant is introduced and calculated by exploiting the way time-reversal symmetry acts…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-09-06 Nicolas Baù , Antimo Marrazzo

Local markers provide an efficient and powerful characterization of topological features of many systems, especially when the translation symmetry is broken. Recently, a universal topological local marker applicable in different symmetry…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-01-01 Yulin Qin , Chang-An Li , Jian Li

Nonlinear topological insulators have garnered substantial recent attention as they have both enabled the discovery of new physics due to interparticle interactions, and may have applications in photonic devices such as topological lasers…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-11-30 Stephan Wong , Terry A. Loring , Alexander Cerjan

In this paper, we investigate signatures of topological phase transitions in interacting systems. We show that the key signature is the existence of a topologically protected level crossing, which is robust and sharply defines the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2011-12-08 Christopher N. Varney , Kai Sun , Marcos Rigol , Victor Galitski

Topology played an important role in physics research during the last few decades. In particular, the quantum geometric tensor that provides local information about topological properties has attracted much attention. It will reveal…

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

Topological order has proven a useful concept to describe quantum phase transitions which are not captured by the Ginzburg-Landau type of symmetry-breaking order. However, lacking a local order parameter, topological order is hard to…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2014-03-25 Tobias Graß , Bruno Juliá-Díaz , Maciej Lewenstein

Topological symmetries, invertible and otherwise, play a fundamental role in the investigation of quantum field theories. Despite their ubiquitous importance across a multitude of disciplines ranging from string theory to condensed matter…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-17 Christopher Lamb , Robert M. Konik , Hubert Saleur , Ananda Roy

The celebrated tenfold-way of Altland-Zirnbauer symmetry classes discern any quantum system by its pattern of non-spatial symmetries. It lays at the core of the periodic table of topological insulators and superconductors which provided a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-01-20 Eyal Cornfeld , Shachar Carmeli

Topological quantum phase transitions are characterised by changes in global topological invariants. These invariants classify many body systems beyond the conventional paradigm of local order parameters describing spontaneous symmetry…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-05-12 A. Amaricci , J. C. Budich , M. Capone , B. Trauzettel , G. Sangiovanni

The non-classical features of quantum mechanics are reproduced using models constructed with a classical theory - general relativity. The inability to define complete initial data consistently and independently of future measurements,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Mark J Hadley

Topological defects (such as monopoles, vortex lines, or domain walls) mark locations where disparate choices of a broken symmetry vacuum elsewhere in the system lead to irreconcilable differences. They are energetically costly (the energy…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-08-31 Jacek Dziarmaga , Wojciech H. Zurek , Michael Zwolak

Amorphous systems have rapidly gained promise as novel platforms for topological matter. In this work we establish a scaling theory of amorphous topological phase transitions driven by the density of lattice points in two dimensions. By…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-22 Isac Sahlberg , Alex Westström , Kim Pöyhönen , Teemu Ojanen

Crystalline symmetry can be used to predict bulk and surface properties of topological phases. For non-interacting cases, symmetry-eigenvalue analysis of Bloch states at high symmetry points in the Brillouin zone simplifies the calculation…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-11-25 Saavanth Velury , Yoonseok Hwang , Taylor L. Hughes

Persistent homology analysis provides means to capture the connectivity structure of data sets in various dimensions. On the mathematical level, by defining a metric between the objects that persistence attaches to data sets, we can…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-06-12 Henri Riihimäki , José Licón-Saláiz

The interplay between unitary dynamics and quantum measurements induces diverse phenomena in open quantum systems with no counterparts in closed quantum systems at equilibrium. Here, we generally classify Kraus operators and their effective…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-11-12 Zhenyu Xiao , Kohei Kawabata

Topology forms a cornerstone in modern condensed matter and statistical physics, offering a new framework to classify the phases and phase transitions beyond the traditional Landau paradigm. However, it is widely believed that topological…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-01-05 Xue-Jia Yu , Limei Xu , Hai-Qing Lin