Emergence, Coalescence, and Topological Properties of Multiple Exceptional Points and Their Experimental Realization

Non-Hermitian systems distinguish themselves from Hermitian systems by exhibiting a phase transition point called an exceptional point (EP), at which two eigenstates coalesce under a system parameter variation. Many interesting EP phenomena, such as level crossings in nuclear and condensed matter ph...

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Main Authors: Kun Ding, Guancong Ma, Meng Xiao, Z. Q. Zhang, C. T. Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2016-04-01
Series:Physical Review X
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.6.021007