Detecting local topology with the spectral localizer
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| author | Cerjan, Alexander Schulz-Baldes, Hermann |
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| contents | The spectral localizer is a predictive framework for the computation of topological invariants of natural and artificial materials. Here, three crucial improvements on the criterion for the validity of the framework are reported: first, merely a properly defined local spectral gap of the Hamiltonian is required, second, only relative bounds on the Hamiltonian and its noncommutative derivative are relevant, and, third, the numerical constant in a tapering estimate is improved. These developments further stress the local nature of the spectral localizer framework, enabling more precise predictions in heterostructures, aperiodic, and disordered systems. Moreover, these results strengthen the bounds on the spectral localizer's spectral flow when crossing topological phase boundaries. |
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| spellingShingle | Detecting local topology with the spectral localizer Cerjan, Alexander Schulz-Baldes, Hermann Mathematical Physics Disordered Systems and Neural Networks Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics The spectral localizer is a predictive framework for the computation of topological invariants of natural and artificial materials. Here, three crucial improvements on the criterion for the validity of the framework are reported: first, merely a properly defined local spectral gap of the Hamiltonian is required, second, only relative bounds on the Hamiltonian and its noncommutative derivative are relevant, and, third, the numerical constant in a tapering estimate is improved. These developments further stress the local nature of the spectral localizer framework, enabling more precise predictions in heterostructures, aperiodic, and disordered systems. Moreover, these results strengthen the bounds on the spectral localizer's spectral flow when crossing topological phase boundaries. |
| title | Detecting local topology with the spectral localizer |
| topic | Mathematical Physics Disordered Systems and Neural Networks Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14174 |