Non-Hermitian topology and exceptional-point geometries

K Ding, C Fang, G Ma - Nature Reviews Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Non-Hermitian theory is a theoretical framework used to describe open systems. It offers a
powerful tool in the characterization of both the intrinsic degrees of freedom of a system and …

Various topological phases and their abnormal effects of topological acoustic metamaterials

YF Chen, ZG Chen, H Ge, C He, X Li… - Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The last 20 years have witnessed growing impacts of the topological concept on the
branches of physics, including materials, electronics, photonics, and acoustics. Topology …

Homotopy, symmetry, and non-Hermitian band topology

K Yang, Z Li, JLK König, L Rødland… - Reports on Progress …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Non-Hermitian matrices are ubiquitous in the description of nature ranging from classical
dissipative systems, including optical, electrical, and mechanical metamaterials, to scattering …

Non-Hermitian swallowtail catastrophe revealing transitions among diverse topological singularities

J Hu, RY Zhang, Y Wang, X Ouyang, Y Zhu, H Jia… - Nature Physics, 2023 - nature.com
Exceptional points are a unique feature of non-Hermitian systems at which the eigenvalues
and corresponding eigenstates of a Hamiltonian coalesce. Many intriguing physical …

Experimental simulation of symmetry-protected higher-order exceptional points with single photons

K Wang, L **ao, H Lin, W Yi, EJ Bergholtz, P Xue - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Exceptional points (EPs) of non-Hermitian (NH) systems have recently attracted increasing
attention due to their rich phenomenology and intriguing applications. Compared to the …

Eigenvalue knots and their isotopic equivalence in three-state non-Hermitian systems

Z Li, K Ding, G Ma - Physical Review Research, 2023 - APS
The spectrum of a non-Hermitian system generically forms a two-dimensional complex
Riemannian manifold with a distinct topology from the underlying parameter space. This …

Experimental characterization of three-band braid relations in non-Hermitian acoustic lattices

Q Zhang, L Zhao, X Liu, X Feng, L **ong, W Wu… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
The nature of complex eigenenergy enables unique band topology in non-Hermitian (NH)
lattices. Recently, there has been fast growing interest in the elusive winding and braiding …

Topological phase diagrams of exactly solvable non-Hermitian interacting Kitaev chains

S Sayyad, JL Lado - Physical Review Research, 2023 - APS
Many-body interactions give rise to the appearance of exotic phases in Hermitian physics.
Despite their importance, many-body effects remain an open problem in non-Hermitian …

Realization and topological properties of third-order exceptional lines embedded in exceptional surfaces

W Tang, K Ding, G Ma - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
As the counterpart of Hermitian nodal structures, the geometry formed by exceptional points
(EPs), such as exceptional lines (ELs), entails intriguing spectral topology. We report the …

Protection of all nondefective twofold degeneracies by antiunitary symmetries in non-Hermitian systems

S Sayyad - Physical Review Research, 2022 - APS
Non-Hermitian degeneracies are classified as defective exceptional points (EPs) and
nondefective degeneracies. While in defective EPs, both eigenvalues and eigenvectors …