Topological properties of curved spacetime Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16200v1
• Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:41:16 GMT
• Title: Topological properties of curved spacetime Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model
• Authors: Priyanuj Rajbongshi, Ranjan Modak,
• Abstract summary: The Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model, a prime example of a one-dimensional topologically nontrivial insulator, has been extensively studied in flat space-time.<n>We show, using different topological markers, that the CST-SSH model can undergo a topological phase transition.<n>We find that the topologically non-trivial phase can host zero-energy edge modes, but those edge modes are asymmetric, unlike the usual SSH model.
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• Abstract: The Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model, a prime example of a one-dimensional topologically nontrivial insulator, has been extensively studied in flat space-time. In recent times, many studies have been conducted to understand the properties of the low-dimensional quantum matter in curved spacetime, which can mimic the gravitational event horizon and black hole physics. However, the impact of curved spacetime on the topological properties of such systems remains unexplored. Here, we investigate the curved spacetime (CST) version of the SSH model by introducing a position-dependent hopping parameter. We show, using different topological markers, that the CST-SSH model can undergo a topological phase transition. We find that the topologically non-trivial phase can host zero-energy edge modes, but those edge modes are asymmetric, unlike the usual SSH model. Moreover, we find that at the topological transition point, a critical slowdown takes place for zero-energy wave packets near the boundary, indicating the presence of a horizon, and interestingly, if one moves even a slight distance away from the transition point, wave packets start bouncing back and reverse the direction before reaching the horizon. A semiclassical description of the wave packet trajectories also supports these results.

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