Non-Bloch band theory for non-Hermitian continuum systems

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2310.08572v2
• Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 08:46:56 GMT
• Title: Non-Bloch band theory for non-Hermitian continuum systems
• Authors: Yu-Min Hu, Yin-Quan Huang, Wen-Tan Xue, Zhong Wang,
• Abstract summary: We show that the appropriate discretization of continuum systems into lattice models requires matching the hopping range of the latter with the number of boundary conditions in the former. Our theory serves as a useful toolbox for investigating the rich non-Bloch physics in non-Hermitian continuum systems.
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• Abstract: One of the most pronounced non-Hermitian phenomena is the non-Hermitian skin effect, which refers to the exponential localization of bulk eigenstates near the boundaries of non-Hermitian systems. Whereas non-Bloch band theory has been developed to describe the non-Hermitian skin effect in lattice systems, its counterpart in continuum systems still lacks a quantitative characterization. Here, we generalize the non-Bloch band theory to non-Hermitian continuum systems. In contrast to lattice systems for which the bulk Hamiltonian alone determines the non-Hermitian skin effect and energy spectrum, we find for continuum systems that the number of boundary conditions, i.e., the number of independent differential equations satisfied by wavefunctions at two boundaries, must also be included as essential information. We show that the appropriate discretization of continuum systems into lattice models requires matching the hopping range of the latter with the number of boundary conditions in the former. Furthermore, in periodic non-Hermitian continuum systems, we highlight the application of the transfer matrix in determining the generalized Brillouin zone. Our theory serves as a useful toolbox for investigating the rich non-Bloch physics in non-Hermitian continuum systems, such as photonic crystals, elastic media, and certain cold-atom systems.

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