Correlations of quantum curvature and variance of Chern numbers

Omri Gat*, Michael Wilkinson

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Abstract

We analyse the correlation function of the quantum curvature in complex quantum systems, using a random matrix model to provide an exemplar of a universal correlation function. We show that the correlation function diverges as the inverse of the distance at small separations. We also define and analyse a correlation function of mixed states, showing that it is finite but singular at small separations. A scaling hypothesis on a universal form for both types of correlations is supported by Monte-Carlo simulations. We relate the correlation function of the curvature to the variance of Chern integers which can describe quantised Hall conductance.

Original languageAmerican English
Article number149
JournalSciPost Physics
Volume10
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
OG thanks the German-Israeli Foundation for financial support under grant number GIF I-1499-303.7/2019.

Funding Information:
MW is grateful for the generous support of the Racah Institute, who funded a visit to Israel. Both authors are grateful to the Heilbronn Institute and Prof. Jonathan Robbins at the University of Bristol, who organised a workshop where this research was initiated. OG benefitted

Publisher Copyright:
© O. Gat and M. Wilkinson.

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