Robustness of chiral edge modes in fractals below two dimensions: A case study

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2021.05.03. 

Zoltán Tajkov

 

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2104.11533.pdf

Colorful and fragrant

is there any practical use?

Everything is fractal

Everything is fractal

Sierpinski carpet

Sierpinski triangle

d_\mathrm{H}=\log(3)/\log(2) \approx 1.58
d_\mathrm{H}=\log(8)/\log(3) \approx 1.89

Considered fractals

Everything is fractal

Sierpinski carpet

Sierpinski triangle

Lattice implementations

Everything is fractal

A Haldane type Chern insulator

The Hofstadter model

Considered models

H_\mathcal{L}=-t \sum_{\left< i,j \right> \in \mathcal{L}} \left( a_i^{\dag} a_j \mathrm{e}^{i A_{i,j}} +\mathrm{h.c.} \right)
A_{i,j}=\frac{e}{h}\int_{\mathbf{r}_i}^{\mathbf{r}_j} \overrightarrow{A}\mathrm{d}\overrightarrow{l}

Everything is fractal

The Hofstadter model on a Sierpinski carpet

Generation 5 fractal, full depth

Everything is fractal

The Hofstadter model on a Sierpinski carpet

Everything is fractal

The Hofstadter model on a Sierpinski carpet

Everything is fractal

 The Haldane Chern insulator on a Sierpinski carpet

Everything is fractal

 The Haldane Chern insulator on a Sierpinski carpet

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