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Topological Phases in Floquet Systems
Rahul Roy
University of California, Los Angeles
June 2, 2016
arXiv:1602.08089, arXiv:1603.06944
Post-doc: Fenner Harper
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Outline
1 Introduction
2 Free Fermionic Systems
3 Interacting Systems in Class D
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Topological Insulators and SPT Phases
Bulk-boundary correspondence...of what?Ground statesHamiltoniansUnitaries (for some small time evolution):
U(t) = exp (−iHt)
‘Quasienergies’ εi (t) correspond to eigenvalues e iεi (t) of U(t).
0-π
0
π
t
ϵ(t)
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Unitary Evolutions
What if the Hamiltonian is time-varying?
U(t) = T[
exp
(−i∫ t
0H(t ′)dt ′
)]Without loss of generality, we will assume the spectrum contains bulkgaps at ε = 0 and ε = π, when t = T .
-π 0 π
-π
0
π
k
ϵ(T)
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Floquet Hamiltonians
Question
Given a gapped bulk unitary, are there any robust topological edge statesfor the different AZ classes that lie outside of the ones that result from aconstant Htop?
Consider the Floquet Hamiltonian (with T = 1 and branch cut at π)
HF (k) = −i ln [U(k , 1)] .
Let U(t) have eigenvalues e iε(t) and result from evolution due to
H(t) = H0 + H ′(t),
with H0 topologically trivial.
If HF is topologically non-trivial, then we expect edge modes.
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Rudner System
Question
Given a gapped bulk unitary, are there any robust edge states that can’tbe accounted for by a non-trivial HF ?
Consider the five-part drive of Rudner et al. [PRX 3, 031005 (2013)]
1 A →2 A ↑3 A ←4 A ↓5 Apply on-site energy
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Rudner System
After one complete cycle:
Bulk particles return to their original position.
Particles on B-sites on top edge move two units to the left.
Particles on A-sites on bottom edge move two units to the right.
Ubulk(1) = I BUT Uedge(1) 6= I
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Topological Invariants
C1
C2
-π 0 π
-π
0
π
k
ϵ(1)
The number of edge modes in a gap is:
Nedge = C+ − C− + NU ≡W [U]
The winding number is defined by
W [U] =1
8π2
∫dtdkxdkyTr
(U−1∂tU
[U−1∂kxU,U
−1∂kyU]),
where U is an associated unitary cycle defined on a 3-torus.
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Other Classes
Class D in d = 1:
Jiang et al. [PRL 106, 220402 (2011)]Thakurathi et al. [PRB 88, 155133(2013)]
Question
Can we extend these results to other symmetry classes and dimensions,analogous to Kitaev’s periodic table of topological insulators andsuperconductors [Kitaev 2009]?
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Outline
1 Introduction
2 Free Fermionic Systems
3 Interacting Systems in Class D
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Classification of Unitaries
Theorem
If G is the static topological insulator classification, then the classificationof Floquet topological insulators for a unitary with gaps at 0 and π isG × G .
Some elements of the periodic table had been filled earlier, notably:
Class D in d = 1.
Class AIII in d = 2, 3.
Class A in d = 2.
Most elements were missing, however, and there were some errors (forinstance in classifying class AIII in various dimensions).
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Symmetries for Unitary Evolution
For any AZ symmetry class S, we:
1 Require that HF have the defining symmetries of Hamiltonians in S.
2 Require the instantaneous Hamiltonian H(t) to belong to the AZsymmetry class S.
The 10 AZ classes are based on:
Particle-hole symmetry,
P = KP ⇒ PHP−1 = −H∗
Time-reversal symmetry,
Θ = Kθ ⇒ θHθ−1 = +H∗
Chiral symmetry,
C ⇒ CHC−1 = −H
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Symmetries for Unitary Evolution
For PHS, we can satisfy both symmetry requirements 1 and 2.
For TRS and Chiral symmetry, requirements 1 and 2 are incompatible:a generic H(t) satisfying requirement 2 does not satisfy requirement1.
For TRS, a natural time-dependent symmetry definition is
θH(t∗ + t)θ−1 = H∗(t∗ − t),
leading to a Floquet Hamiltonian HF that satisfies
θHF θ−1 = H∗F .
For chiral symmetry, there is no natural time-dependent symmetrycondition. However, the choice
CH(t∗ + t)C−1 = −H(t∗ − t),
lends itself to a topological classification of unitaries.
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Composition of Unitaries
For U1,U2 ∈ AZ class S, we define U1 ∗ U2 as the sequential evolution ofeach unitary in turn:
If S has no TRS and is not chiral, then
H(t) =
{H1(k, 2t) 0 ≤ t ≤ 1/2
H2(k, 2t − 1) 1/2 ≤ t ≤ 1.
Otherwise, we define the composition through
H(t) =
H2(k, 2t) 0 ≤ t ≤ 1/4
H1(k, 2t − 1/2) 1/4 ≤ t ≤ 3/4
H2(k, 2t − 1) 3/4 ≤ t ≤ 1
,
which ensures that U1 ∗ U2 ∈ S.
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Equivalence Classes of Unitaries
Denote space of gapped unitaries within the AZ symmetry class S asUSgWe write U1 ≈ U2 if U1 is homotopic to U2 within USgWe define U1 ∼ U2 ⇐⇒ ∃ trivial evolutions U0
n1 and U0n2 , such that
U1 ⊕ U0n1 ≈ U2 ⊕ U0
n2 ,
Finally, for pairs (U1,U2) and (U3,U4), we write
(U1,U2) ∼ (U3,U4) ⇐⇒ U1 ⊕ U4 ∼ U2 ⊕ U3.
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Effective Decomposition of Unitaries
Defn: Unitary loops : U(k, 0) = U(k, 1) = I.Defn: Const H Evolution: U(k, t) = e−iH(k)t for some H(k), whoseeigenvalues have magnitude strictly less than π.
Theorem
Every unitary U ∈ US0,π can be continuously deformed to a composition ofa unitary loop L and a constant Hamiltonian evolution C , which we writeas U ≈ L ∗ C . L and C are unique up to homotopy.
We can classify any gappedunitary by separately classifyingthe loop component and theconstant Hamiltonian evolutioncomponent. 0 1
2 1-π
0
π
t
ϵ(t)
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Classification of Constant H Unitaries
Label the set of constant Hamiltonian evolutions in symmetry class Sas USC .
Label the set of static gapped Hamiltonians in symmetry class S,whose eigenvalues E satisfy 0 < |E | < π, by HS .
The set of gapped constant evolutions in USC is clearly in one-to-onecorrespondence with the set of static Hamiltonians in HS .
⇒ Constant Hamiltonian evolutions are classified according to the statictopological insulator periodic table [Kitaev 2009]
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K Theory Classification
To classify the loop unitary components, we construct a group as follows:
Take pairs (U1,U2) and consider the operation ‘+’ defined through
(U1,U2) + (U3,U4) = (U1 ⊕ U3,U2 ⊕ U4),
where ⊕ is the direct sum
We map the problem onto the more standard problem of finding thegroup of equivalence classes of Hermitian maps HU on S1 × X with aset of symmetries S ′:
U(k, t) ↔ HU(k, t) =
(0 U(k, t)
U†(k, t) 0
)[S ′ is a set of symmetry operators derived from S; X is the Brillouinzone].
Using Morita equivalence, we reduce this to a standard K group.
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K Theory Classification
For each symmetry class, we find:
K 1(S1 × X , {0} × X ) = K 0(X ) Class AK 2(S1 × X , {0} × X ) = K 1(X ) Class AIII
KR0,7(S1 × X , {0} × X ) = KR0,0(X ) Class AIKR0,0(S1 × X , {0} × X ) = KR0,1(X ) Class BDIKR0,1(S1 × X , {0} × X ) = KR0,2(X ) Class DKR0,2(S1 × X , {0} × X ) = KR0,3(X ) Class DIIIKR0,3(S1 × X , {0} × X ) = KR0,4(X ) Class AIIKR0,4(S1 × X , {0} × X ) = KR0,5(X ) Class CIIKR0,6(S1 × X , {0} × X ) = KR0,7(X ) Class CIKR0,5(S1 × X , {0} × X ) = KR0,6(X ) Class C
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Complete Classification of Unitaries
Combining the loop and constant evolution components, two-gappedunitaries are classified according to the following table:
S d = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
A Z× Z ∅ Z× Z ∅ Z× Z ∅ Z× Z ∅AIII ∅ Z× Z ∅ Z× Z ∅ Z× Z ∅ Z× ZAI Z× Z ∅ ∅ ∅ Z× Z ∅ Z2 × Z2 Z2 × Z2
BDI Z2 × Z2 Z× Z ∅ ∅ ∅ Z× Z ∅ Z2 × Z2
D Z2 × Z2 Z2 × Z2 Z× Z ∅ ∅ ∅ Z× Z ∅DIII ∅ Z2 × Z2 Z2 × Z2 Z× Z ∅ ∅ ∅ Z× ZAII Z× Z ∅ Z2 × Z2 Z2 × Z2 Z× Z ∅ ∅ ∅CII ∅ Z× Z ∅ Z2 × Z2 Z2 × Z2 Z× Z ∅ ∅C ∅ ∅ Z× Z ∅ Z2 × Z2 Z2 × Z2 Z× Z ∅CI ∅ ∅ ∅ Z× Z ∅ Z2 × Z2 Z2 × Z2 Z× Z
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Bulk-Edge Correspondence
At an interface between two systems, the bulk topology may bemanifested as edge modes.
U1 U2
0-π
0
π
r
ϵ
If nC is the constant evolution invariant and nL is the unitary loopinvariant, then the number of edge modes in each gap is:
nπ = nL
n0 = nC + nL
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Outline
1 Introduction
2 Free Fermionic Systems
3 Interacting Systems in Class D
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Class D Hamiltonians
General Class D Hamiltonian
H =i
4
∑ij
γiAijγj ,
where γ†i = γi are Majorana fermions and Aij is an antisymmetricmatrix.
In d=1, the static classification is Z2 [Kitaev 2001].
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Class D Unitaries in d=1
For a time dependent Hamiltonian, let
O(t) = T exp
(∫ t
0Aij(t
′)dt ′).
O(t) belongs to the special orthogonal group, SO(2n).
H(0) and H(π) have the full symmetry of a 0d Class D Hamiltonian.
=⇒ 1d Floquet cycles in Class D can be characterized by an invariant∈ Z2 × Z2 for n > 2.
This agrees with the classification obtained using K-theory
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Non-trivial Unitary Loop
Consider a one-dimensional fermionic chain of length K that has atwo-state Hilbert space at each site (with annihilation operators ajand bj):
γ1a γ2
a γ3a γ4
a γ5a γ6
a
...
γ2 K-1a γ2 K
a
γ1b γ2
b γ3b γ4
b γ5b γ6
b
...
γ2 K-1b γ2 K
b
We define two sets of Majorana operators through
γa2j−1 = aj + a†j , γa2j =aj − a†j
i
γb2j−1 = bj + b†j , γb2j =bj − b†j
i,
which satisfy γ† = γ.
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Non-trivial Unitary Loop
Let
H1a = −∑j
(a†j aj −
1
2
)= − i
2
∑j
(γa2j−1γ
a2j
)H2a =
1
2
∑j
(−a†j aj+1 − a†j+1aj + ajaj+1 + a†j+1a
†j
)=
i
2
∑j
(γa2jγ
a2j+1
),
with H1b,H2b defined identically in terms of the b operators and γb
Majoranas.
H1a and H2a respectively correspond to the trivial and nontrivialphases of the 1D class D superconductor.
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Non-trivial Unitary Loop
Evolve the system withH1 = H1a + 2H1b for 0 ≤ t ≤ π and H2 = H2a + 2H2b for π ≤ t ≤ 2π.
H2a and H2b are topologically non-trivial while H1a,H1b are trivial.
The evolution by H1a pushes the Majorana mode of subsystem a toquasienergy ε = π,
Evolving the closed system until t = 2π leads to a unitary that is theidentity (up to an overall phase factor).
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Unitaries for Open and Closed Systems
Terms i2γ
a2Kγ
a1 from H2a and i
2γb2Kγ
b1 from H2b are absent in the open
system Hamiltonians.
With
d =1
2(γa2K + iγa1) , d† =
1
2(γa2K − iγa1) ,
e =1
2
(γb2K + iγb1
), e† =
1
2
(γb2K − iγb1
),
the unitary of the open system may be written
Uop(2π) = e[π2 (γa2Kγa1+2γb2Kγ
b1)]Ucl(2π)
= e[− iπ2 (d†d−dd†)−iπ(e†e−ee†)]Ucl(2π).
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Effective Unitary for the Edge
Effective Unitary for the edge:
Ueff(2π) = e[− iπ2 (d†d−dd†)−iπ(e†e−ee†)],
Define effective parity operator P̂L at the left edge of the open chain
Then,
{P̂L,Ueff} = 0.
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Many body picture
Bulk topological invariant: U0(T )U†π(T ) = e iνπIcorrectly predicts π Majorana modeagrees with the non-interacting invariant
Edge picture:
two fold degeneracy in spectrum of open systemhas effective unitary of the form described above
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Phase Transitions
Suppose there is phase transition at t0.i.e., no edge π Majorana modes for t < t0 but Majorana modes existfor t > t0.
At t0, each bulk eigenstate |ψ〉 becomes part of a multiplet{|ψ〉 , d† |ψ〉 , e† |ψ〉 , d†e† |ψ〉} after the transition.
These form two pairs separated by quasienergy π (modulo 2π). Thetwo states in each pair have opposite parity.
e†d† |ψ⟩
|ψ⟩
e† |ψ⟩
d† |ψ⟩
-π
π
-π
2
π
2
0
t0
ϵ(t0)
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Bulk Boundary correspondence
Suppose at some point beyond t0, we reconnect the edges with anedge Hamiltonian
H ′ = hd
(dd† − d†d
)+ he
(ee† − e†e
),
and choose hd and he so that the unitary at the end of the evolutionis IIf we reconnect with a π flux, hd , he change sign, the unitary goes to−I.
e†d† |ψ⟩
|ψ⟩
e† |ψ⟩
d† |ψ⟩
-π
π
-π
2
π
2
0
t0 T
ϵ(t)(a)
e†d† |ψ⟩
|ψ⟩
e† |ψ⟩
d† |ψ⟩
-π
π
-π
2
π
2
0
t0 T
ϵ(t)(b)
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Conclusions
Topological Floquet systems may be classified using K theory.
A gapped unitary evolution can be uniquely decomposed (up tohomotopy) into a loop component and a constant evolution.
The periodic table for free fermionic unitary evolutions may beobtained from the static periodic table through G → G × G .
Unitary loops in one-dimensional interacting systems in class D maybe classified by considering the effective edge unitary.
A topological invariant is given by the phase change under a fluxinsertion.
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