$K$-theory classification of Wannier localizability and detachable topological boundary states

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2407.18273v1
• Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 07:27:41 GMT
• Title: $K$-theory classification of Wannier localizability and detachable topological boundary states
• Authors: Ken Shiozaki, Daichi Nakamura, Kenji Shimomura, Masatoshi Sato, Kohei Kawabata,
• Abstract summary: We show that non-Hermitian topology underlies detachable boundary states in Hermitian topological insulators and superconductors. We classify Wannier localizability through the homomorphisms of topological phases from the tenfold Altland-Zirnbauer symmetry classes to the threefold Wigner-Dyson symmetry classes.
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• Abstract: A hallmark of certain topology, including the Chern number, is the obstruction to constructing exponentially localized Wannier functions in the bulk bands. Conversely, other types of topology do not necessarily impose Wannier obstructions. Remarkably, such Wannier-localizable topological insulators can host boundary states that are detachable from the bulk bands. In our accompanying Letter (D. Nakamura et al., arXiv:2407.09458), we demonstrate that non-Hermitian topology underlies detachable boundary states in Hermitian topological insulators and superconductors, thereby establishing their tenfold classification based on internal symmetry. Here, using $K$-theory, we elucidate the relationship between Wannier localizability and detachability of topological boundary states. From the boundary perspective, we classify intrinsic and extrinsic non-Hermitian topology, corresponding to nondetachable and detachable topological boundary states, respectively. From the bulk perspective, on the other hand, we classify Wannier localizability through the homomorphisms of topological phases from the tenfold Altland-Zirnbauer symmetry classes to the threefold Wigner-Dyson symmetry classes. Notably, these two approaches from the boundary and bulk perspectives lead to the same classification. We clarify this agreement and develop a unified understanding of the bulk-boundary correspondence on the basis of $K$-theory.

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