Exceptional-Point Geometry of Weak Topological Boundary States

Abstract:In this article, we demonstrate that weak topology can be formulated geometrically in terms of exceptional singularities of an analytically continued Bloch Hamiltonian. A general plaquette chiral model in two dimensions serves as a minimal realization of dual weak topology, possessing two independent families of weak topological invariants, one for each spatial direction. The weak-topological edge states correspond to exceptional points in complex momentum space, while corner zero modes emerge from exceptional curves obtained by complexifying both momenta. Compact localized states arise when the exceptional roots collapse to the origin. This framework provides a unified complex-momentum description of edge, corner, and compact localization.

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall); Optics (physics.optics); Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

arXiv:2607.21148 [cond-mat.mes-hall]

(or arXiv:2607.21148v1 [cond-mat.mes-hall] for this version)

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2607.21148 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration)

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