Coriolis force induced topological order for classical mechanical vibrations

We show that topological order and vibrational edge modes can exist in a classical mechanical system consisting of a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice of masses and springs. The band structure shows the existence of Dirac cones and unconventional edge states that are similar to the vibrational modes...

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Main Authors: Yao-Ting Wang, Pi-Gang Luan, Shuang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/17/7/073031