Non-Hermitian non-Abelian topological insulators with PT symmetry

We study a non-Hermitian non-Abelian topological insulator preserving PT symmetry, where the non-Hermitian term represents nonreciprocal hoppings. As it increases, a spontaneous PT symmetry breaking transition occurs in the perfect-flat band model from a real-line-gap topological insulator into an i...

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Main Author: Motohiko Ezawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2021-10-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.043006