Coarse geometric approach to topological phases: Invariants from real-space representations

Setescak, Christoph S. and Lewenkopf, Caio and Ludewig, Matthias (2025) Coarse geometric approach to topological phases: Invariants from real-space representations. PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 111 (10): 104207. ISSN 2469-9950, 2469-9969

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Abstract

We show that topological phases include disordered materials if the underlying invariant is interpreted as originating from coarse geometry. This coarse geometric framework, grounded in physical principles, offers a natural setting for the bulk-boundary correspondence, reproduces physical knowledge, and leads to an efficient and tractable numerical approach for calculating invariants. As a showcase, we give a detailed discussion of the framework for three-dimensional systems with time-reversal symmetry. We numerically reproduce the known disorder-free phase diagram of a tunable, effective tight-binding model and analyze the evolution of the topological phase under disorder.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: K-THEORY; INSULATOR; BI2SE3; STATE; EDGE
Subjects: 500 Science > 510 Mathematics
500 Science > 530 Physics
Divisions: Mathematics
Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 15 Jul 2026 08:22
Last Modified: 15 Jul 2026 08:22
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/66295

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