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The nerve theorem is a basic result of algebraic topology that plays a central role in computational and applied aspects of the subject. In topological data analysis, one often needs a nerve theorem that is functorial in an appropriate…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2025-06-04 Ulrich Bauer , Michael Kerber , Fabian Roll , Alexander Rolle

The Nerve Theorem relates the topological type of a suitably nice space with the nerve of a good cover of that space. It has many variants, such as to consider acyclic covers and numerous applications in topology including applied and…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2017-04-19 Dejan Govc , Primoz Skraba

As with a Bell inequality, Hardy's paradox manifests a contradiction between the prediction given by quantum theory and local-hidden variable theories. In this work, we give two generalizations of Hardy's arguments for manifesting such a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-10 Kai-Siang Chen , Shiladitya Mal , Gelo Noel M. Tabia , Yeong-Cherng Liang

We discuss the possibility of extending different versions of the Campbell-Magaard theorem, which have already been established in the context of semi-Riemannian geometry, to the context of Weyl's geometry. We show that some of the known…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-01-31 R. Avalos , F. Dahia , C. Romero

This paper surveys some of our recent progress on Hardy-type inequa\-lities which consist of a well-known topic in Harmonic Analysis. In the first section, we recall the original probabilistic motivation dealing with the stability speed in…

Probability · Mathematics 2014-12-02 Mu-Fa Chen

The observable properties of topological quantum matter are often described by topological field theories. We here demonstrate that this principle extends beyond thermal equilibrium. To this end, we construct a model of two-dimensional…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2020-07-01 Federico Tonielli , Jan Carl Budich , Alexander Altland , Sebastian Diehl

We give improvements and generalizations of both the classical Hardy inequality and the geometric Hardy inequality based on the divergence theorem. Especially, our improved Hardy type inequality derives both two Hardy type inequalities with…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-04-06 Megumi Sano

The study of topology in solids is undergoing a renaissance following renewed interest in the properties of ferroic domain walls as well as recent discoveries regarding topological insulators and skyrmionic lattices. Each of these systems…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-03-09 Sinead M. Griffin , Nicola A. Spaldin

There are two prominent applications of the mathematical concept of topology to the physics of materials: band topology, which classifies different topological insulators and semimetals, and topological defects that represent immutable…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-08-11 Zhi-Kang Lin , Qiang Wang , Yang Liu , Haoran Xue , Baile Zhang , Yidong Chong , Jian-Hua Jiang

We proposed a framework for the topological classification of non-Hermitian systems. Different from previous $K$-theoretical approaches, our approach is a homotopy classification, which enables us to see more topological invariants.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-06-09 Zhi Li , Roger S. K. Mong

The search of topological states in non-Hermitian systems has gained a strong momentum over the last two years climbing to the level of an emergent research front. In this Perspective we give an overview with a focus in connecting this…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-11-26 Luis E. F. Foa Torres

This paper studies the Hardy-type inequalities on the intervals (may be infinite) with two weights, either vanishing at two endpoints of the interval or having mean zero. For the first type of inequalities, in terms of new isoperimetric…

Probability · Mathematics 2012-06-25 Mu-Fa Chen

We introduce a framework for internal topological symmetries in quantum field theory, including "noninvertible symmetries" and "categorical symmetries". This leads to a calculus of topological defects which takes full advantage of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-08-01 Daniel S. Freed , Gregory W. Moore , Constantin Teleman

We prove some Hardy-type inequalities via an approach that involves constructing auxiliary sequences.

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2015-06-26 Peng Gao

Topological order in strongly correlated systems, including quantum spin liquids, quantum Hall states in lattices and topological superconductivity is treated. Various metallic non-Fermi-liquid states are discussed, including fractionalized…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-09-12 V. Yu. Irkhin , Yu. N. Skryabin

Searching for topological insulators/superconductors is a central subject in recent condensed matter physics. As a theoretical aspect, various classification methods of symmetry-protected topological phases have been developed, where the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-12-01 Shuntaro Sumita , Youichi Yanase

In this perspective, we discuss the unique electronic properties of helical liquids appearing at the boundaries of time-reversal-invariant topological materials and highlight the key challenges impeding progress in this field. We advocate…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-09 Chen-Hsuan Hsu , Jelena Klinovaja , Daniel Loss

Topological metals (TMs) are a kind of special metallic materials, which feature nontrivial band crossings near the Fermi energy, giving rise to peculiar quasiparticle excitations. TMs can be classified based on the characteristics of these…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-30 Si Li , Zhi-Ming Yu , Yugui Yao , Shengyuan A. Yang

We prove the analogue of Helly's theorem for systolic complexes. Namely, we show that 7-systolic complexes have Helly dimension less or equal to 1, whereas 6-systolic complexes have Helly dimension bounded from the above by 2.

Group Theory · Mathematics 2016-03-27 Krzysztof Święcicki

In this article, we prove that finite (weakly) systolic and Helly complexes can be reconstructed from their boundary distances (computed in their 1-skeleta). Furthermore, Helly complexes and 2-dimensional systolic complexes can be…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-01-19 Martín Blufstein , Jérémie Chalopin , Victor Chepoi