Topologically quantized current in quasiperiodic Thouless pumps
Pasquale Marra, Muneto Nitta
Abstract
This work studies the effect of quasiperiodicity on topological Thouless pumps realized by atomic gases in optical lattices, and shows that the pumped current is quantized up to exponentially small corrections.
Topics & Concepts
QuasiperiodicityQuasiperiodic functionPhysicsCurrent (fluid)Work (physics)Quantum mechanicsQuantumTopology (electrical circuits)Optical pumpingSequence (biology)Statistical physicsQuantization (signal processing)Classical mechanicsCondensed matter physicsTheoretical physicsQuasicrystalTopological Materials and PhenomenaQuantum and electron transport phenomenaQuantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics