Independence of the Bott index from the polynomial or logarithmic map
Independence of the Bott index from the polynomial or logarithmic map
Let and be approximately commuting unitary matrices, with , and let be the associated Hermitian matrices constructed using functions . For sufficiently small , consider the index . Map-independence conjecture. The index is the same whether are defined by the polynomial map or by the logarithmic map. The surrounding text gives a deformation argument intended to establish this claim and refers to the resulting spectral gap and constant eigenvalue counts; however, the supplied candidate is labeled as a conjecture and no external resolution status is provided.
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M. B. Hastings and T. A. Loring, “Topological Insulators and C^*-Algebras: Theory and Numerical Practice”, arXiv:1012.1019 (2010).
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