Transient non-Hermitian skin effect

Zhongming Gu; He Gao; Haoran Xue; Jensen Li; Zhongqing Su; Jie Zhu

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35448-2

Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

Transient non-Hermitian skin effect

Zhongming Gu,
He Gao,
Haoran Xue,
Jensen Li,
Zhongqing Su,
Jie Zhu

Affiliations

Zhongming Gu: Institute of Acoustics, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University
He Gao: Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Haoran Xue: Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
Jensen Li: Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zhongqing Su: Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jie Zhu: Institute of Acoustics, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35448-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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In this work the authors uncover a transient non-Hermitian skin effect. Using a passive system, they confirm the exact evolution of NHSE by leveraging the complex-frequency excitation. This demonstration can be extended to other non-Hermitian phenomena in various passive systems.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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