Ever since its discovery the notion of Berry phase has permeated through all branches of
physics. Over the past three decades it was gradually realized that the Berry phase of the …

Carbon is one of the most intriguing elements in the Periodic Table. It forms many allotropes,
some known from ancient times (diamond and graphite) and some discovered 10-20 years …

When a neutral atom moves in a properly designed laser field, its center-of-mass motion
may mimic the dynamics of a charged particle in a magnetic field, with the emergence of a …

Gauge fields are central in our modern understanding of physics at all scales. At the highest
energy scales known, the microscopic universe is governed by particles interacting with …

We consider the integer quantum Hall effect on a square lattice in a uniform rational
magnetic field. The relation between two different interpretations of the Hall conductance as …

We have derived a set of semiclassical equations for electrons in magnetic Bloch bands.
The velocity and energy of magnetic Bloch electrons are found to be modified by the Berry …

Artificial gauge fields are currently realized in a wide range of physical settings. This
includes solid-state devices but also engineered systems, such as photonic crystals …

We present a scheme that produces a strong U (1)-like gauge field on cold atoms confined
in a two-dimensional square optical lattice. Our proposal relies on two essential features, a …

We investigate the properties of the Lieb lattice, that is, a face-centered square lattice,
subjected to external gauge fields. We show that an Abelian gauge field leads to a peculiar …

Detecting topological order in cold-atom experiments is an ongoing challenge, the
resolution of which offers novel perspectives on topological matter. In material systems …