Emergence of Hermitian topology from non-Hermitian knots

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.20167v1
• Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:06:08 GMT
• Title: Emergence of Hermitian topology from non-Hermitian knots
• Authors: Gaurav Hajong, Ranjan Modak, Bhabani Prasad Mandal,
• Abstract summary: We show that the choice of a NH Hamiltonian whose singular values match the eigenvalues of a Hermitian model is not unique.<n>Our study suggests that this connection between the NH and Hermitian models remains robust as long as the periodicity in lattice momentum is same for both.
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• Abstract: The non-Hermiticity of the system gives rise to a distinct knot topology in the complex eigenvalue spectrum, which has no counterpart in Hermitian systems. In contrast, the singular values of a non-Hermitian (NH) Hamiltonian are always real by definition, meaning they can also be interpreted as the eigenvalues of some underlying Hermitian Hamiltonian. In this work, we demonstrate that if the singular values of a NH Hamiltonian are treated as eigenvalues of prototype translational-invariant Hermitian models that undergo a topological phase transition between two distinct phases, the complex eigenvalues of the NH Hamiltonian will also undergo a transition between different knot structures. We emphasize that the choice of a NH Hamiltonian whose singular values match the eigenvalues of a Hermitian model is not unique. However, our study suggests that this connection between the NH and Hermitian models remains robust as long as the periodicity in lattice momentum is same for both. Furthermore, we provide an example showing that a change in the topology of the Hermitian model implies a transition in the underlying NH knot topology, but a change in knot topology does not necessarily signal a topological transition in the Hermitian system.

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