Single $π$-flux hosting topological defect modes in bilayer acoustic metamaterials

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Autores principales: Cote, Renaud, Pachebat, Marc, Coutant, Antonin
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Publicado: 2025
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author Cote, Renaud
Pachebat, Marc
Coutant, Antonin
author_facet Cote, Renaud
Pachebat, Marc
Coutant, Antonin
contents The bulk-boundary correspondence, which relates topological properties of a material in the bulk to the presence of robust modes localized on the edge, is at the core of the now mature field of topological wave physics. More recently, it was realized that in crystalline structures, certain types of defects can host localized modes, in which case the bulk-boundary correspondence has to be replaced by a bulk-defect correspondence. These defect-localized modes are expected to have robust properties owing to their topological origin. In this work, we show how to obtain topological defect modes in a lattice possessing both mirror and chiral symmetry. The defect is obtained by endowing a plaquette with a non-trivial gauge flux. We show that the bulk-defect correspondence is satisfied by introducing appropriate topological invariants. Moreover, the topological defect modes are shown to be highly robust to the introduction of symmetry-preserving disorder. The model is then realized in an acoustic system made of a bilayer network of tubes, and the presence of topological defect modes is experimentally clearly demonstrated.
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spellingShingle Single $π$-flux hosting topological defect modes in bilayer acoustic metamaterials
Cote, Renaud
Pachebat, Marc
Coutant, Antonin
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Classical Physics
The bulk-boundary correspondence, which relates topological properties of a material in the bulk to the presence of robust modes localized on the edge, is at the core of the now mature field of topological wave physics. More recently, it was realized that in crystalline structures, certain types of defects can host localized modes, in which case the bulk-boundary correspondence has to be replaced by a bulk-defect correspondence. These defect-localized modes are expected to have robust properties owing to their topological origin. In this work, we show how to obtain topological defect modes in a lattice possessing both mirror and chiral symmetry. The defect is obtained by endowing a plaquette with a non-trivial gauge flux. We show that the bulk-defect correspondence is satisfied by introducing appropriate topological invariants. Moreover, the topological defect modes are shown to be highly robust to the introduction of symmetry-preserving disorder. The model is then realized in an acoustic system made of a bilayer network of tubes, and the presence of topological defect modes is experimentally clearly demonstrated.
title Single $π$-flux hosting topological defect modes in bilayer acoustic metamaterials
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Classical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05095