Topological Invariants of Edge States for Periodic Two-Dimensional Models

Mathematical Physics Analysis and Geometry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 137-170

  Avila, Julio Cesar ^a   Schulz Baldes, Hermann ^a,b   Villegas Blas, Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bloch theory; Edge states; Topological invariants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878811040     PISSN: 13850172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11040-012-9123-9     Document Type: Article

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