Point-gap topology in amorphous non-Hermitian quantum systems

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.08687v3
• Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:57:26 GMT
• Title: Point-gap topology in amorphous non-Hermitian quantum systems
• Abstract summary: We introduce a correspondence between stable zero-mode singular states and mid-gap states of the energy spectrum in the thermodynamic limit.<n>Because the singular value spectrum is highly robust against small perturbations and variation in size, topological edge states can be reliably probed via singular values even in finite-sized systems.
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• Abstract: Recent studies have revealed that not only does the correspondence between spectral winding numbers and skin modes break down in non-Hermitian systems, but the energy spectrum itself is highly sensitive to generic perturbations, system size, and boundary conditions. In amorphous non-Hermitian systems, where the positions of lattice sites are uncertain, the spectral instability becomes even more severe, making it difficult to identify stable topological edge states from the eigenvalue spectrum alone. To overcome this challenge, we introduce a correspondence between stable zero-mode singular states and mid-gap states of the energy spectrum in the thermodynamic limit. Because the singular value spectrum is highly robust against small perturbations and variation in size, topological edge states can be reliably probed via singular values even in finite-sized systems. Based on the singular-value decomposition of the Hamiltonian, we construct a topological invariant in real space to characterize the associated topologically protected edge states. Our approach provides a general strategy for exploring point-gap topology in real space and redefine the non-Hermitian skin effect from a new perspective.

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