Topological characterizations of an extended Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model
| Autor: | Teng Xiao, Wei Gou, Bo Yan, Dizhou Xie, Bryce Gadway |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Physics
Computer Networks and Communications Winding number FOS: Physical sciences Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Internal dimension Topology 01 natural sciences lcsh:QC1-999 lcsh:QA75.5-76.95 010305 fluids & plasmas Computational Theory and Mathematics Ultracold atom Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas) Lattice (order) 0103 physical sciences Computer Science (miscellaneous) Topological order lcsh:Electronic computers. Computer science 010306 general physics Condensed Matter - Quantum Gases lcsh:Physics |
| Zdroj: | npj Quantum Information, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2019) |
| Popis: | The Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model perhaps is the easiest and the most basic model for topological excitations. Many variations and extensions of the SSH model have been proposed and explored to better understand both fundamental and novel aspects of topological physics. The SSH4 model has been proposed theoretically as an extended SSH model with higher dimension (the internal dimension changes from two to four). It has been proposed that the winding number in this system can be determined through a higher-dimensional extension of the mean chiral displacement measurement, however this has not yet been verified in experiment. Here we report the realization of this model with ultracold atoms in a momentum lattice. We verify the winding number through measurement of the mean chiral displacement in a system with higher internal dimension, we map out the topological phase transition in this system, and we confirm the topological edge state by observation of the quench dynamics when atoms are initially prepared at the system boundary. 15 pages, 6 figures |
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