Competing edge and bulk localisation in non-reciprocal disordered systems

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Hauptverfasser: Ammari, Habib, Barandun, Silvio, Thalhammer, Clemens, Uhlmann, Alexander
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author Ammari, Habib
Barandun, Silvio
Thalhammer, Clemens
Uhlmann, Alexander
author_facet Ammari, Habib
Barandun, Silvio
Thalhammer, Clemens
Uhlmann, Alexander
contents We investigate the competing mechanisms of localisation in one-dimensional block disordered subwavelength resonator systems subject to non-reciprocal damping, induced by an imaginary gauge potential. Using a symmetrisation approach to enable the adaptation of tools from Hermitian systems, we derive the limiting spectral distribution of these systems as the number of blocks goes to infinity and characterise their spectral properties in terms of the spectral properties of their constituent blocks. By employing a transfer matrix approach, we then clarify, in terms of Lyapunov exponents, the competition between the edge localisation due to imaginary gauge potentials and the bulk localisation due to disorder. In particular, we demonstrate how the disorder acts as insulation against the non-Hermitian skin effect, preventing edge localisation for small imaginary gauge potentials.
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spellingShingle Competing edge and bulk localisation in non-reciprocal disordered systems
Ammari, Habib
Barandun, Silvio
Thalhammer, Clemens
Uhlmann, Alexander
Mathematical Physics
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Materials Science
35B34, 35J05, 35C20, 47B36, 81Q12
We investigate the competing mechanisms of localisation in one-dimensional block disordered subwavelength resonator systems subject to non-reciprocal damping, induced by an imaginary gauge potential. Using a symmetrisation approach to enable the adaptation of tools from Hermitian systems, we derive the limiting spectral distribution of these systems as the number of blocks goes to infinity and characterise their spectral properties in terms of the spectral properties of their constituent blocks. By employing a transfer matrix approach, we then clarify, in terms of Lyapunov exponents, the competition between the edge localisation due to imaginary gauge potentials and the bulk localisation due to disorder. In particular, we demonstrate how the disorder acts as insulation against the non-Hermitian skin effect, preventing edge localisation for small imaginary gauge potentials.
title Competing edge and bulk localisation in non-reciprocal disordered systems
topic Mathematical Physics
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Materials Science
35B34, 35J05, 35C20, 47B36, 81Q12
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02096