Quantized circulation of anomalous shift in interface reflection
A particle beam may undergo an anomalous spatial shift when it is reflected at an interface.
The shift forms a vector field defined in the two-dimensional interface momentum space. We
show that, although the shift vector at individual momentum is typically sensitive to the
system details, its integral along a close loop, ie, its circulation, could yield a robust
quantized number under certain conditions of interest. Particularly, this is the case when the
beam is incident from a trivial medium, then the quantized circulation of anomalous shift …
The shift forms a vector field defined in the two-dimensional interface momentum space. We
show that, although the shift vector at individual momentum is typically sensitive to the
system details, its integral along a close loop, ie, its circulation, could yield a robust
quantized number under certain conditions of interest. Particularly, this is the case when the
beam is incident from a trivial medium, then the quantized circulation of anomalous shift …
A particle beam may undergo an anomalous spatial shift when it is reflected at an interface. The shift forms a vector field defined in the two-dimensional interface momentum space. We show that, although the shift vector at individual momentum is typically sensitive to the system details, its integral along a close loop, i.e., its circulation, could yield a robust quantized number under certain conditions of interest. Particularly, this is the case when the beam is incident from a trivial medium, then the quantized circulation of anomalous shift (CAS) directly manifests the topological character of the other medium. We demonstrate that the topological charge of a Weyl medium as well as the unconventional pair potentials of a superconductor can be captured and distinguished by CAS. Our work unveils a hidden quantized feature in a ubiquitous physical process, which may also offer a new approach for probing topological media.
American Physical Society
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