Localization of generalized Wannier bases implies Chern triviality in non-periodic insulators

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Autores principales: Marcelli, Giovanna, Moscolari, Massimo, Panati, Gianluca
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author Marcelli, Giovanna
Moscolari, Massimo
Panati, Gianluca
author_facet Marcelli, Giovanna
Moscolari, Massimo
Panati, Gianluca
contents We investigate the relation between the localization of generalized Wannier bases and the topological properties of two-dimensional gapped quantum systems of independent electrons in a disordered background, including magnetic fields, as in the case of Chern insulators and quantum Hall systems. We prove that the existence of a well-localized generalized Wannier basis for the Fermi projection implies the vanishing of the Chern character, which is proportional to the Hall conductivity in the linear response regime. Moreover, we state a localization dichotomy conjecture for general non-periodic gapped quantum systems.
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spellingShingle Localization of generalized Wannier bases implies Chern triviality in non-periodic insulators
Marcelli, Giovanna
Moscolari, Massimo
Panati, Gianluca
Mathematical Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
81V70, 81Q70
We investigate the relation between the localization of generalized Wannier bases and the topological properties of two-dimensional gapped quantum systems of independent electrons in a disordered background, including magnetic fields, as in the case of Chern insulators and quantum Hall systems. We prove that the existence of a well-localized generalized Wannier basis for the Fermi projection implies the vanishing of the Chern character, which is proportional to the Hall conductivity in the linear response regime. Moreover, we state a localization dichotomy conjecture for general non-periodic gapped quantum systems.
title Localization of generalized Wannier bases implies Chern triviality in non-periodic insulators
topic Mathematical Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
81V70, 81Q70
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.14407