Controlling energy spectra and skin effect via boundary conditions in non-Hermitian lattices
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| author | Rahul, S Marra, Pasquale |
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| contents | Non-Hermitian systems exhibit unique spectral properties, including the non-Hermitian skin effect and exceptional points, often influenced by boundary conditions. The modulation of these phenomena by generalized boundary conditions remains unexplored and not understood. Here, we analyze the Hatano-Nelson model with generalized boundary conditions induced by complex hopping amplitudes at the boundary. Using similarity transformations, we determine the conditions yielding real energy spectra and skin effect, and identify the emergence of exceptional points where spectra transition from real to complex. We demonstrate that tuning the boundary hopping amplitudes precisely controls the non-Hermitian skin effect, i.e., the localization of eigenmodes at the lattice edges. These findings reveal the sensitivity of spectral and localization properties to boundary conditions, providing a framework for engineering quantum lattice models with tailored spectral and localization features, with potential applications in quantum devices. |
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| spellingShingle | Controlling energy spectra and skin effect via boundary conditions in non-Hermitian lattices Rahul, S Marra, Pasquale Quantum Physics Disordered Systems and Neural Networks Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Quantum Gases High Energy Physics - Theory Non-Hermitian systems exhibit unique spectral properties, including the non-Hermitian skin effect and exceptional points, often influenced by boundary conditions. The modulation of these phenomena by generalized boundary conditions remains unexplored and not understood. Here, we analyze the Hatano-Nelson model with generalized boundary conditions induced by complex hopping amplitudes at the boundary. Using similarity transformations, we determine the conditions yielding real energy spectra and skin effect, and identify the emergence of exceptional points where spectra transition from real to complex. We demonstrate that tuning the boundary hopping amplitudes precisely controls the non-Hermitian skin effect, i.e., the localization of eigenmodes at the lattice edges. These findings reveal the sensitivity of spectral and localization properties to boundary conditions, providing a framework for engineering quantum lattice models with tailored spectral and localization features, with potential applications in quantum devices. |
| title | Controlling energy spectra and skin effect via boundary conditions in non-Hermitian lattices |
| topic | Quantum Physics Disordered Systems and Neural Networks Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Quantum Gases High Energy Physics - Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.16780 |