[Download] "Boundary Physics and Bulk-Boundary Correspondence in Topological Phases of Matter" by Abhijeet Alase ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Boundary Physics and Bulk-Boundary Correspondence in Topological Phases of Matter
- Author : Abhijeet Alase
- Release Date : January 20, 2019
- Genre: Physics,Books,Science & Nature,Professional & Technical,Engineering,Electrical Engineering,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 9862 KB
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This thesis extends our understanding of systems of independent electrons by developing a generalization of Bloch’s Theorem which is applicable whenever translational symmetry is broken solely due to arbitrary boundary conditions. The thesis begins with a historical overview of topological condensed matter physics, placing the work in context, before introducing the generalized form of Bloch's Theorem. A cornerstone of electronic band structure and transport theory in crystalline matter, Bloch's Theorem is generalized via a reformulation of the diagonalization problem in terms of corner-modified block-Toeplitz matrices and, physically, by allowing the crystal momentum to take complex values. This formulation provides exact expressions for all the energy eigenvalues and eigenstates of the single-particle Hamiltonian. By precisely capturing the interplay between bulk and boundary properties, this affords an exact analysis of several prototypical models relevant to symmetry-protected topological phases of matter, including a characterization of zero-energy localized boundary excitations in both topological insulators and superconductors. Notably, in combination with suitable matrix factorization techniques, the generalized Bloch Hamiltonian is also shown to provide a natural starting point for a unified derivation of bulk-boundary correspondence for all symmetry classes in one dimension.
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