Bulk and boundary invariants for complex topological insulators
Topological insulators are crystalline solids with supposedly very special properties. If
stumbling upon such a crystal, which is possible because topological insulators are known …
stumbling upon such a crystal, which is possible because topological insulators are known …
Non-commutative odd Chern numbers and topological phases of disordered chiral systems
An index theorem for higher Chern characters of odd Fredholm modules over crossed
product algebras is proved, together with a local formula for the associated cyclic cocycle …
product algebras is proved, together with a local formula for the associated cyclic cocycle …
Spectral flows associated to flux tubes
When a flux quantum is pushed through a gapped two-dimensional tight-binding operator,
there is an associated spectral flow through the gap which is shown to be equal to the index …
there is an associated spectral flow through the gap which is shown to be equal to the index …
Fredholm homotopies for strongly-disordered 2D insulators
We study topological indices of Fermionic time-reversal invariant topological insulators in
two dimensions, in the regime of strong Anderson localization. We devise a method to …
two dimensions, in the regime of strong Anderson localization. We devise a method to …
Time-dependent topological systems: A study of the Bott index
D Toniolo - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
The Bott index is an index that discerns among pairs of unitary matrices that can or cannot
be approximated by a pair of commuting unitary matrices. It has been successfully employed …
be approximated by a pair of commuting unitary matrices. It has been successfully employed …
Topological insulators from the perspective of non-commutative geometry and index theory
H Schulz-Baldes - Jahresbericht der Deutschen Mathematiker …, 2016 - Springer
Topological insulators are solid state systems of independent electrons for which the Fermi
level lies in a mobility gap, but the Fermi projection is nevertheless topologically non-trivial …
level lies in a mobility gap, but the Fermi projection is nevertheless topologically non-trivial …
Chern numbers as half-signature of the spectral localizer
E Lozano Viesca, J Schober… - Journal of Mathematical …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Two recent papers proved that complex index pairings can be calculated as the half-
signature of a finite dimensional matrix, called the spectral localizer. This paper contains a …
signature of a finite dimensional matrix, called the spectral localizer. This paper contains a …
Quantization of interface currents
M Kotani, H Schulz-Baldes… - Journal of Mathematical …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
At the interface of two two-dimensional quantum systems, there may exist interface currents
similar to edge currents in quantum Hall systems. It is proved that these interface currents …
similar to edge currents in quantum Hall systems. It is proved that these interface currents …
Dynamical localization for discrete Anderson Dirac operators
We establish dynamical localization for random Dirac operators on the d-dimensional lattice,
with d ∈\left {1, 2, 3\right\} d∈ 1, 2, 3, in the three usual regimes: large disorder, band edge …
with d ∈\left {1, 2, 3\right\} d∈ 1, 2, 3, in the three usual regimes: large disorder, band edge …
A spectral localizer approach to strong topological invariants in the mobility gap regime
T Stoiber - arxiv preprint arxiv:2410.22214, 2024 - arxiv.org
Topological phases of gapped one-particle Hamiltonians with (anti)-unitary symmetries are
classified by strong topological invariants according to the Altland-Zirnbauer table. Those …
classified by strong topological invariants according to the Altland-Zirnbauer table. Those …