Degeneracy-Projected Polarization Formulas for Hall-Type Conductivities

Noga Bashan, Assa Auerbach

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Abstract

Kubo formulas for Hall, transverse thermoelectric, and thermal Hall conductivities are simplified into on-shell commutators of degeneracy projected polarizations. The new expressions are computationally economical, and apply to general Hamiltonians without a gap restriction. We show that Hall currents in open boundaries are carried by gapless chiral excitations. Extrapolation of finite lattice calculations to the dc-thermodynamic limit is demonstrated for a disordered metal.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberA74
Pages (from-to)036601
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume128
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Jan 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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