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Spectral localizer for line-gapped non-hermitian systems

Mathematical Physics 2023-11-30 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics math.MP Optics

Abstract

Short-ranged and line-gapped non-hermitian Hamiltonians have strong topological invariants given by an index of an associated Fredholm operator. It is shown how these invariants can be accessed via the signature of a suitable spectral localizer. This numerical technique is implemented in an example with relevance to the design of topological photonic systems, such as topological lasers.

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@article{arxiv.2303.09626,
  title  = {Spectral localizer for line-gapped non-hermitian systems},
  author = {Alexander Cerjan and Lars Koekenbier and Hermann Schulz-Baldes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.09626},
  year   = {2023}
}
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