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SSH model hamiltonian in momentum space

Physics Asked on April 18, 2021

To change the basis i use the variables $zeta_k =frac{1}{sqrt{N}}sumlimits_{n=1}^{N}e^{inphi_k}a_n
~~~~~~~~~~
mu_k =frac{1}{sqrt{N}}sumlimits_{n=1}^{N}e^{inphi_k}b_n $

so i obtain$
H_{bulk}= sumlimits_{k}H(k)=sumlimits_{k}
begin{pmatrix}
zeta_k^dagger&mu_k^dagger
end{pmatrix}
begin{pmatrix}
0 & t_-+t_+e^{-ik}
t_-+t_+e^{ik} & 0
end{pmatrix}
begin{pmatrix}
zeta_k
mu_k
end{pmatrix}$
but this is the hamiltonian with this variables, what’s wrong?
and the hamiltonian now is a sum of hamiltonians with different momentum k, its suppose that i chose one and diagonalize it or what?
(sorry for my english)

One Answer

I'm not sure what you mean with "but this is the hamiltonian with this variables, what's wrong?". The 2x2 matrix is the fourier transform in k space of $H_{bulk}$, so you just need to solve that for a generic value of k and you will find the energy band.

Here are a couple of reviews that could help you:

https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.06471

https://arxiv.org/abs/1509.02295

Answered by Karim Chahine on April 18, 2021

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