Percolation-induced PT symmetry breaking

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2309.15008v3
• Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 05:47:53 GMT
• Title: Percolation-induced PT symmetry breaking
• Abstract summary: We propose a new avenue in which percolation, which has been much associated with critical phase transitions, can dictate dynamics of non-Hermitian systems. Central to it is our newly-designed mechanism of topologically guided gain, where chiral edgepackets in a topological system experience non-Hermitian gain or loss based on how they are topologically steered. Our discovery showcases intriguing dynamical consequences from the triple interplay of chiral topology, directed gain and interlayer tunneling, and suggests new routes for the topology to be harnessed in the control of feedback systems.
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• Abstract: We propose a new avenue in which percolation, which has been much associated with critical phase transitions, can also dictate the asymptotic dynamics of non-Hermitian systems by breaking PT symmetry. Central to it is our newly-designed mechanism of topologically guided gain, where chiral edge wavepackets in a topological system experience non-Hermitian gain or loss based on how they are topologically steered. For sufficiently wide topological islands, this leads to irreversible growth due to positive feedback from interlayer tunneling. As such, a percolation transition that merges small topological islands into larger ones also drives the edge spectrum across a real to complex transition. Our discovery showcases intriguing dynamical consequences from the triple interplay of chiral topology, directed gain and interlayer tunneling, and suggests new routes for the topology to be harnessed in the control of feedback systems.

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