Chiral Edge Excitations of Fractional Chern Insulators
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| author | Yang, Xiao-Han Chen, Ji-Yao Dong, Xiao-Yu |
| author_facet | Yang, Xiao-Han Chen, Ji-Yao Dong, Xiao-Yu |
| contents | Edge excitations are the defining signature of chiral topologically ordered systems. In continuum fractional quantum Hall (FQH) states, these excitations are described by the chiral Luttinger liquid ($χ$LL) theory. Whether this effective description remains valid for fractional Chern insulators (FCIs) on discrete lattices has been a longstanding open question. Here we numerically demonstrate that the charge-one edge spectral function of a $ν=1/2$ FCI on an infinitely long strip with width $L_y=10$ quantitatively follows the predictions of $χ$LL theory. The edge spectrum is gapless, chiral, and linear, with spectral weight increasing linearly with both momentum and energy. We further analyze the influence of lattice size, particle number, trapping potential, and charge sector of excitations on the edge properties. Our results establish a clear correspondence between lattice FCIs and continuum FQH systems and provide guidance for future experimental detection of chiral edge modes. |
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| spellingShingle | Chiral Edge Excitations of Fractional Chern Insulators Yang, Xiao-Han Chen, Ji-Yao Dong, Xiao-Yu Strongly Correlated Electrons Quantum Physics Edge excitations are the defining signature of chiral topologically ordered systems. In continuum fractional quantum Hall (FQH) states, these excitations are described by the chiral Luttinger liquid ($χ$LL) theory. Whether this effective description remains valid for fractional Chern insulators (FCIs) on discrete lattices has been a longstanding open question. Here we numerically demonstrate that the charge-one edge spectral function of a $ν=1/2$ FCI on an infinitely long strip with width $L_y=10$ quantitatively follows the predictions of $χ$LL theory. The edge spectrum is gapless, chiral, and linear, with spectral weight increasing linearly with both momentum and energy. We further analyze the influence of lattice size, particle number, trapping potential, and charge sector of excitations on the edge properties. Our results establish a clear correspondence between lattice FCIs and continuum FQH systems and provide guidance for future experimental detection of chiral edge modes. |
| title | Chiral Edge Excitations of Fractional Chern Insulators |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.07795 |