Non-hermitian physics

Y Ashida, Z Gong, M Ueda - Advances in Physics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
A review is given on the foundations and applications of non-Hermitian classical and
quantum physics. First, key theorems and central concepts in non-Hermitian linear algebra …

Exceptional topology of non-Hermitian systems

EJ Bergholtz, JC Budich, FK Kunst - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2021 - APS
The current understanding of the role of topology in non-Hermitian (NH) systems and its far-
reaching physical consequences observable in a range of dissipative settings are reviewed …

Non-Hermitian topology in static mechanical metamaterials

A Wang, Z Meng, CQ Chen - Science advances, 2023 - science.org
The combination of broken Hermiticity and band topology in physical systems unveils a
novel bound state dubbed as the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE). Active control that …

Topological metamaterials

X Ni, S Yves, A Krasnok, A Alu - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
The topological properties of an object, associated with an integer called the topological
invariant, are global features that cannot change continuously but only through abrupt …

3D metamaterials

M Kadic, GW Milton, M van Hecke… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Metamaterials are rationally designed composites aiming at effective material parameters
that go beyond those of the ingredient materials. For example, negative metamaterial …

Observation of higher-order topological acoustic states protected by generalized chiral symmetry

X Ni, M Weiner, A Alu, AB Khanikaev - Nature materials, 2019 - nature.com
Topological systems are inherently robust to disorder and continuous perturbations,
resulting in dissipation-free edge transport of electrons in quantum solids, or reflectionless …

Observation of non-Hermitian topology and its bulk–edge correspondence in an active mechanical metamaterial

A Ghatak, M Brandenbourger… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Topological edge modes are excitations that are localized at the materials' edges and yet
are characterized by a topological invariant defined in the bulk. Such bulk–edge …

Flexible mechanical metamaterials

K Bertoldi, V Vitelli, J Christensen… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Mechanical metamaterials exhibit properties and functionalities that cannot be realized in
conventional materials. Originally, the field focused on achieving unusual (zero or negative) …

Observation of a phononic quadrupole topological insulator

M Serra-Garcia, V Peri, R Süsstrunk, OR Bilal, T Larsen… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
The modern theory of charge polarization in solids, is based on a generalization of Berry's
phase. The possibility of the quantization of this phase, arising from parallel transport in …

Topological nodal line phonons: Recent advances in materials realization

X Wang, T Yang, Z Cheng, G Surucu, J Wang… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The topological phenomenon has been extensively studied in condensed matter physics
and has attracted much attention in many different fields. Like electrons, phonons can also …