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We present a study of complex energy braiding in a 1D non-Hermitian system with $n$th order long range asymmetrical coupling. Our work highlights the emergence of novel topological phenomena in such systems beyond the conventional…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-08 S. M. Rafi-Ul-Islam , Zhuo Bin Siu , Md. Saddam Hossain Razo , Mansoor B. A. Jalil

Geared as an invitation for undergraduates, beginning graduate students, we present a pedagogical introduction to one-dimensional topological phases -- in particular the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model. In the process, we delve upon ideas of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-08-04 Anantha Hegde , Adarsh Kumar , Adhip Agarwala , Bhaskaran Muralidharan

Metamaterials engineered to host topological states of matter in controllable quantum systems hold promise for the advancement of quantum simulations and quantum computing technologies. In this context, the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model…

The Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model describes a paradigmatic one-dimensional (1-D) system that exhibits a non-trivial band topology. In this paper, we foreground a new scheme involving a 1-D chain of $2N+1$ Bosonic modes with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-11-30 Jayakrishnan M. P. Nair

The canonical Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model is one of the basic geometries that have spurred significant interest in topologically nontrivial bandgap modes with robust properties. Here, we show that the inclusion of suitable third-order…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-04-13 Yakir Hadad , Alexander B. Khanikaev , Andrea Alu

We systematically investigate the finite-size effects in non-Hermitian one-dimensional (1D) Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) and two-dimensional (2D) Chern insulator models. Using a combination of analytical and numerical calculations, we show…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-04-30 Rui Chen , Chui-Zhen Chen , Bin Zhou , Dong-Hui Xu

We investigate theoretically tunable non-Hermitian skin effect in systems with gain and loss, and find that bipolar (quadripolar) non-Hermitian skin effect characterized by topological invariants in one (two)-dimensional system. We also…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-10-29 Wen-Cheng Jiang , Hong Wu , Jian Li , Qing-Xu Li , Jia-Ji Zhu

We study the mechanism for realizing non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) via dissipative couplings, in which the left-right couplings have equal strengths but the phases do not satisfy the complex conjugation. Previous realizations of NHSE…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-06 Xinyao Huang , Yaohua Li , Guo-Feng Zhang , Yong-Chun Liu

Non-Hermiticity greatly expands existing physical laws beyond the Hermitian framework, revealing various novel phenomena with unique properties. Up to now, most exotic nonHermitian effects, such as exceptional points and non-Hermitian skin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-09-20 Weixuan Zhang , Fengxiao Di , Hao Yuan , Haiteng Wang , Xingen Zheng , Lu He1 , Houjun Sun , Xiangdong Zhang

One of the unique features of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians is the non-Hermitian skin effect, namely that the eigenstates are exponentially localized at the boundary of the system. For open quantum systems, a short-time evolution can often be…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2019-11-01 Fei Song , Shunyu Yao , Zhong Wang

Rydberg atom array has been established as one appealing platform for quantum simulation and quantum computation. Recent experimental development of trapping and controlling two-species atoms using optical tweezer arrays has brought more…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2024-08-29 Lei-Yi-Nan Liu , Shun-Yao Yu , Shi-Rong Peng , Jie Sheng , Su Yi , Peng Xu , Shou-Shu Gong , Tao Shi , Jian Cui

The interplay between topology and non-Hermiticity gives rise to exotic dynamic phenomena that challenge conventional wave-packet propagation and entanglement dynamics. While recent studies have established the non-Hermitian skin effect…

Optics · Physics 2026-01-01 Li-Wei Wang , Bolun Hu , Haixiao Zhang , Kefan Sun , Ying Cheng , Jian-Hua Jiang

The aim of this paper is fourfold: (i) to obtain explicit formulas for the eigenpairs of perturbed tridiagonal block Toeplitz matrices; (ii) to make use of such formulas in order to provide a mathematical justification of the non-Hermitian…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-07-26 Habib Ammari , Silvio Barandun , Ping Liu

The non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE), featured by the collapse of bulk-band eigenstates into the localized boundary modes of the systems, is one of most striking properties in the fields of non-Hermitian physics. Unique physical phenomena…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-01-16 Zhao-Fan Cai , Tao Liu , Zhongmin Yang

Topological insulators are a new class of materials that have attracted significant attention in contemporary condensed matter physics. They are different from the regular insulators and they display novel quantum properties that also…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-06-19 Navketan Batra , Goutam Sheet

Non-Hermitian quantum systems, characterized by their ability to model open systems with gain and loss, have unveiled striking phenomena such as the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE), where eigenstates localize at boundaries under open…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-01-06 Chakradhar Rangi , Juana Moreno , Ka-Ming Tam

The ability to engineer topologically distinct materials opens the possibility of enabling novel phenomena in low-dimensional nano-systems, as well as manufacturing novel quantum devices. One of the simplest examples, the SSH model with…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-02-11 Lin Wang , Thomas Luu , Ulf-G. Meißner

Non-Hermitian effects have emerged as a new paradigm for the manipulation of phases of matter that profoundly changes our understanding of non-equilibrium systems, introducing novel concepts such as exceptional points and spectral topology,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-12-14 Zhen Li , Li-Wei Wang , Xulong Wang , Zhi-Kang Lin , Guancong Ma , Jian-Hua Jiang

Topological phases of matter commonly feature protected states at their boundaries. Transferring this protection to time-metamaterials is extremely challenging, as it requires the generation of an abrupt interface between two topologically…

The Schwinger model describes quantum electrodynamics in 1+1-dimensions, it is a prototype for quantum chromodynamics, and its lattice version allows for a quantum link model description that can be simulated using modern quantum devices.…