Anomalous relocation of topological states

2022/07/25 by Hamidreza Ramezani, Ramezani, Hamidreza
Physics and Astronomy · #Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn) #FOS: Physical sciences #Optics (physics.optics) #Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics #Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2207.12193

openalex publication_date 2022/07/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

I show that a single embedded non-Hermitian defect in a one-dimensional topological system at certain degrees of non-Hermiticity can remove the topological mode from the edge and restore it inside the lattice at the same place where the non-Hermitian defect is placed. I relate this unexpected phenomenon to the wave matching condition and continuity of the wave function at different sites in the lattice. These findings pave the way for controlling the position of topological states at will.

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