Perspective on Non-Hermitian Elastodynamics

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Main Authors: Christensen, Johan, Haberman, Michael R., Srivastava, Ankit, Huang, Guoliang, Shmuel, Gal
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Published: 2024
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author Christensen, Johan
Haberman, Michael R.
Srivastava, Ankit
Huang, Guoliang
Shmuel, Gal
author_facet Christensen, Johan
Haberman, Michael R.
Srivastava, Ankit
Huang, Guoliang
Shmuel, Gal
contents The manipulation of mechanical waves is a long-standing challenge for scientists and engineers, as numerous devices require their control. The current forefront of research in the control of classical waves has emerged from a seemingly unrelated field, namely, non-Hermitian quantum mechanics. By drawing analogies between this theory and those of classical systems, researchers have discovered phenomena that defy conventional intuition and have exploited them to control light, sound, and elastic waves. Here, we provide a brief perspective on recent developments, challenges and intricacies that distinguish non-Hermitian elastodynamics from optics and acoustics. We close this perspective with an outlook on potential directions such as topological phases in non-Hermitian elastodynamics and broken Hermitian symmetry in materials with electromomentum couplings.
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spellingShingle Perspective on Non-Hermitian Elastodynamics
Christensen, Johan
Haberman, Michael R.
Srivastava, Ankit
Huang, Guoliang
Shmuel, Gal
Classical Physics
Materials Science
The manipulation of mechanical waves is a long-standing challenge for scientists and engineers, as numerous devices require their control. The current forefront of research in the control of classical waves has emerged from a seemingly unrelated field, namely, non-Hermitian quantum mechanics. By drawing analogies between this theory and those of classical systems, researchers have discovered phenomena that defy conventional intuition and have exploited them to control light, sound, and elastic waves. Here, we provide a brief perspective on recent developments, challenges and intricacies that distinguish non-Hermitian elastodynamics from optics and acoustics. We close this perspective with an outlook on potential directions such as topological phases in non-Hermitian elastodynamics and broken Hermitian symmetry in materials with electromomentum couplings.
title Perspective on Non-Hermitian Elastodynamics
topic Classical Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.02513