We define a Z2-valued topological and gauge invariant associated with any one-dimensional, translation-invariant topological insulator that satisfies either particle–hole symmetry or chiral symmetry. The invariant can be computed from the Berry phase associated with a suitable basis of Bloch functions that is compatible with the symmetries. We compute the invariant in the Su–Schrieffer–Heeger model for chiral symmetric insulators and in the Kitaev model for particle–hole symmetric insulators. We show that in both cases, the Z2 invariant predicts the existence of zero-energy boundary states for the corresponding truncated models.
A Z2 invariant for chiral and particle–hole symmetric topological chains / Monaco, Domenico; Peluso, Gabriele. - In: JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS. - ISSN 0022-2488. - 64:4(2023). [10.1063/5.0138647]
A Z2 invariant for chiral and particle–hole symmetric topological chains
Domenico Monaco
;Gabriele Peluso
2023
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We define a Z2-valued topological and gauge invariant associated with any one-dimensional, translation-invariant topological insulator that satisfies either particle–hole symmetry or chiral symmetry. The invariant can be computed from the Berry phase associated with a suitable basis of Bloch functions that is compatible with the symmetries. We compute the invariant in the Su–Schrieffer–Heeger model for chiral symmetric insulators and in the Kitaev model for particle–hole symmetric insulators. We show that in both cases, the Z2 invariant predicts the existence of zero-energy boundary states for the corresponding truncated models.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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