Diffusion and wave propagation are both fundamental transport mechanisms, but they have
intrinsically different dynamics, governing equations, and applications. Over the past …

Diffusion driven by temperature or concentration gradients is a fundamental mechanism of
energy and mass transport that inherently differs from wave propagation in both physical …

Convective thermal metamaterials are artificial structures where convection dominates in the
thermal process. Due to the field coupling between velocity and temperature, convection …

Unlike conventional topological materials that carry topological states at their boundaries,
higher‐order topological materials are able to support topological states at boundaries of …

Thermal transport is a fundamental mechanism of energy transfer process quite distinct from
wave propagation phenomena. It can be manipulated well beyond the possibilities offered …

The transformation theory provides a distinct method for designing parameters in spatial
dimensions, facilitating intriguing functions such as cloaking, concentrating, and rotating …

Compared with conventional topological insulator that carries topological state at its
boundaries, the higher-order topological insulator exhibits lower-dimensional gapless …

Static and dynamic metamaterials have been extensively studied for their ability to
manipulate different physical fields and directed to broad applications. Because the …

In recent years, topological photonics inspired by electric topological insulators has
promoted extensive research on robust electromagnetic (EM) wave manipulation and new …

Although topological phenomena attract growing interest not only in linear systems but also
in nonlinear systems, the bulk-edge correspondence under the nonlinearity of eigenvalues …