Spontaneous Chern-Euler Duality Transitions
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| author | Yang, Kang Li, Zhi Xue, Peng Bergholtz, Emil J. Brouwer, Piet W. |
| author_facet | Yang, Kang Li, Zhi Xue, Peng Bergholtz, Emil J. Brouwer, Piet W. |
| contents | Topological phase transitions are typically characterized by abrupt changes in a quantized invariant. Here we report a contrasting paradigm in non-Hermitian parity-time symmetric systems, where the topological invariant remains conserved, but its nature transitions between the Chern number, characteristic of chiral transport in complex bands, and the Euler number, which characterizes the number of nodal points in pairs of real bands. The transition features qualitative changes in the non-Abelian geometric phases during spontaneous parity-time symmetry breaking, where different quantized components become mutually convertible. Our findings establish a novel topological duality principle governing transitions across symmetry classes and reveal unique non-unitary features intertwining topology, symmetry, and non-Abelian gauge structure. |
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| spellingShingle | Spontaneous Chern-Euler Duality Transitions Yang, Kang Li, Zhi Xue, Peng Bergholtz, Emil J. Brouwer, Piet W. Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Mathematical Physics Optics Quantum Physics Topological phase transitions are typically characterized by abrupt changes in a quantized invariant. Here we report a contrasting paradigm in non-Hermitian parity-time symmetric systems, where the topological invariant remains conserved, but its nature transitions between the Chern number, characteristic of chiral transport in complex bands, and the Euler number, which characterizes the number of nodal points in pairs of real bands. The transition features qualitative changes in the non-Abelian geometric phases during spontaneous parity-time symmetry breaking, where different quantized components become mutually convertible. Our findings establish a novel topological duality principle governing transitions across symmetry classes and reveal unique non-unitary features intertwining topology, symmetry, and non-Abelian gauge structure. |
| title | Spontaneous Chern-Euler Duality Transitions |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Mathematical Physics Optics Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.21861 |