Topological unification of time-reversal and particle-hole symmetries in non-Hermitian physics

Topological phases of matter are determined by its symmetries and dimension. Here the authors show that in non-Hermitian systems, such as those with gain and loss, time-reversal and particle-hole symmetries are equivalent to each other, unifying otherwise distinct topological classes and leading to...

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Main Authors: Kohei Kawabata, Sho Higashikawa, Zongping Gong, Yuto Ashida, Masahito Ueda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08254-y