Non-Hermitian topological phenomena: A review

N Okuma, M Sato - Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The past decades have witnessed an explosion of interest in topological materials, and a lot
of mathematical concepts have been introduced in condensed matter physics. Among them …

Non-Hermitian topology and exceptional-point geometries

K Ding, C Fang, G Ma - Nature Reviews Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Non-Hermitian theory is a theoretical framework used to describe open systems. It offers a
powerful tool in the characterization of both the intrinsic degrees of freedom of a system and …

Topological non-Hermitian skin effect

R Lin, T Tai, L Li, CH Lee - Frontiers of Physics, 2023 - Springer
This article reviews recent developments in the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE),
particularly on its rich interplay with topology. The review starts off with a pedagogical …

Non-Hermitian topology in static mechanical metamaterials

A Wang, Z Meng, CQ Chen - Science advances, 2023 - science.org
The combination of broken Hermiticity and band topology in physical systems unveils a
novel bound state dubbed as the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE). Active control that …

Observation of geometry-dependent skin effect in non-Hermitian phononic crystals with exceptional points

Q Zhou, J Wu, Z Pu, J Lu, X Huang, W Deng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Exceptional points and skin effect, as the two distinct hallmark features unique to the non-
Hermitian physics, have each attracted enormous interests. Recent theoretical works reveal …

Dynamic signatures of non-Hermitian skin effect and topology in ultracold atoms

Q Liang, D Xie, Z Dong, H Li, H Li, B Gadway, W Yi… - Physical review …, 2022 - APS
The non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE), the accumulation of eigen–wave functions at
boundaries of open systems, underlies a variety of exotic properties that defy conventional …

A review on non-Hermitian skin effect

X Zhang, T Zhang, MH Lu, YF Chen - Advances in Physics: X, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The past decades have witnessed the flourishing of non-Hermitian physics in non-
conservative systems, leading to unprecedented phenomena of unidirectional invisibility …

Gain-loss-induced hybrid skin-topological effect

Y Li, C Liang, C Wang, C Lu, YC Liu - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Non-Hermitian topological effects are of crucial importance both in fundamental physics and
applications. Here we discover the gain-loss-induced hybrid second-order skin-topological …

Entanglement phase transition induced by the non-Hermitian skin effect

K Kawabata, T Numasawa, S Ryu - Physical Review X, 2023 - APS
Recent years have seen remarkable development in open quantum systems effectively
described by non-Hermitian Hamiltonians. A unique feature of non-Hermitian topological …

Controlling mass and energy diffusion with metamaterials

F Yang, Z Zhang, L Xu, Z Liu, P Jin, P Zhuang… - Reviews of Modern …, 2024 - APS
Diffusion driven by temperature or concentration gradients is a fundamental mechanism of
energy and mass transport that inherently differs from wave propagation in both physical …