Momentum space metric, non-local operator, and topological insulators

Details Momentum space metric, non-local operator, and topological insulators Momentum space metric, non-local operator, and topological insulators

2010-07-13

arxiv.org/abs/1007.2200v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

13 pages, 4 figures

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Momentum space of a gapped quantum system is a metric space: it admits a notion of distance reflecting properties of its quantum ground state. By using this quantum metric, we investigate geometric properties of momentum space. In particular, we introduce a non-local operator which represents distance square in real space and show that this corresponds to the Laplacian in curved momentum space, and also derive its path integral representation in momentum space. The quantum metric itself measures the second cumulant of the position operator in real space, much like the Berry gauge potential measures the first cumulant or the electric polarization in real space. By using the non-local operator and the metric, we study some aspects of topological phases such as topological invariants, the cumulants and topological phase transitions. The effect of interactions to the momentum space geometry is also discussed.

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