Emerging (2+1)D electrodynamics and topological instanton in pseudo-Hermitian two-level systems

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Autores principales: Deng, Kuangyin, Cheng, Ran
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author Deng, Kuangyin
Cheng, Ran
author_facet Deng, Kuangyin
Cheng, Ran
contents We reveal a hidden electrodynamical structure emerging from a general $2\times2$ pseudo-Hermitian system that exhibits real spectra. Even when the Hamiltonian does not explicitly depend on time, the Berry curvature can be mapped onto a $2+1$ dimensional electromagnetic field arising from an artificial spacetime instanton, in sharp contrast to the Hermitian systems where the Berry curvature is equivalent to the static magnetic field of a magnetic monopole in three spatial dimensions. The instanton appearing as a spacetime singularity carries a topological charge that quantizes the jump of magnetic flux of the Berry curvature at the time origin. Our findings are demonstrated in a simple example related to antiferromagnetic magnons.
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spellingShingle Emerging (2+1)D electrodynamics and topological instanton in pseudo-Hermitian two-level systems
Deng, Kuangyin
Cheng, Ran
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Other Condensed Matter
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Physics
We reveal a hidden electrodynamical structure emerging from a general $2\times2$ pseudo-Hermitian system that exhibits real spectra. Even when the Hamiltonian does not explicitly depend on time, the Berry curvature can be mapped onto a $2+1$ dimensional electromagnetic field arising from an artificial spacetime instanton, in sharp contrast to the Hermitian systems where the Berry curvature is equivalent to the static magnetic field of a magnetic monopole in three spatial dimensions. The instanton appearing as a spacetime singularity carries a topological charge that quantizes the jump of magnetic flux of the Berry curvature at the time origin. Our findings are demonstrated in a simple example related to antiferromagnetic magnons.
title Emerging (2+1)D electrodynamics and topological instanton in pseudo-Hermitian two-level systems
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Other Condensed Matter
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.07791