Half-skyrmions with higher topological quantum numbers in homogeneous exciton-polariton condensates

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Szu-Cheng Cheng ◽  
Shih-Da Jheng ◽  
Ting-Wei Chen
1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (25) ◽  
pp. 2599-2617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Hong Yang ◽  
Yishi Duan

In the 4-dimensional gauge field theory of dislocation and disclination continuum, the topological current structure and the topological quantization of disclinations are approached. Using the implicit function theorem and Taylor expansion, the origin and bifurcation theories of disclinations are detailed in the neighborhoods of limit points and bifurcation points, respectively. The branch solutions at the limit points and the different directions of all branch curves at 1-order and 2-order degenerated points are calculated. It is pointed out that an original disclination point can split into four disclinations at one time at most. Since the disclination current is identically conserved, the total topological quantum numbers of these branched disclinations will remain constant during their origin and bifurcation processes. Furthermore, one can see the fact that the origin and bifurcation of disclinations are not gradual changes but sudden changes. As some applications of the proposal theory, two examples are presented in the paper.


1988 ◽  
Vol 03 (18) ◽  
pp. 1839-1845 ◽  
Author(s):  
LAY NAM CHANG ◽  
YIGAO LIANG

Quantum systems described by parametrized Hamiltonians are studied in a general context. Within this context, the classification scheme of Avron-Seiler-Simon for non-degenerate energy bands is extended to cover general parameter spaces, while their sum rule is generalized to cover cases with degenerate bands as well. Additive topological quantum numbers are defined, and these are shown to be conserved in energy band “collisions”. The conservation laws dictate that when some invariants are non-vanishing, no energy gap can develop in a set of degenerate bands. This gives rise to a series of splitting rules.


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