Computing the response functions of topological insulators with non-commutative geometry

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Abstract

For periodic systems, the correlation functions take closed-form expression involving integrations and derivations of ordinary functions defined over the Brillouin torus (Bloch-Floquet calculus). The non-commutative geometry provides an analog of the Bloch-Floquet calculus for aperiodic systems under magnetic fields, and this formalism was used in the past to derive closed-form expressions for Kubo-formula, orbital electric and magnetic polarization and much more, for strongly disordered systems under magnetic fields. In this talk I will describe how these non-commutative formulas can be evaluated on a computer, enabling us to investigate the response coefficients of strongly disordered topological with unprecedented precision and efficiency.

*This research was supported by the U.S. NSF grants DMS-1066045 and DMR-1056168.

Authors

  • Emil Prodan

    • Department of Physics, Yeshiva University, New York, NY 10016
    • Yeshiva University, New York, NY
    • Yeshiva University