arXiv Open Access 2021

The cohomology invariant for class DIII topological insulators

Giuseppe De Nittis Kiyonori Gomi
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Abstrak

This work concerns with the description of the topological phases of band insulators of class DIII by using the equivariant cohomology. The main result is the definition of a cohomology class for general systems of class DIII which generalizes the well known $\mathbb{Z}_2$-invariant given by the Teo-Kane formula in the one-dimension case. In the two-dimensional case this cohomology invariant allows a complete description of the strong and weak phases. The relation with the KR-theory, the Noether-Fredholm index and the classification of "Real" gerbes are also discussed.

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Giuseppe De Nittis

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Kiyonori Gomi

Format Sitasi

Nittis, G.D., Gomi, K. (2021). The cohomology invariant for class DIII topological insulators. https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.00603

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2021
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