Localization Dichotomy Conjecture for non-periodic systems

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Let HH be a Hamiltonian satisfying the assumptions of Proposition, and let PP be its spectral projector onto σ0\sigma_0. A generalized Wannier basis is a basis of range(P)\operatorname{range}(P) consisting of generalized Wannier functions; it is exponentially localized if its elements have exponential localization, and ss-localized if they have localization exponent ss. For a projection PP on L2(R2)L^2(\mathbb{R}^2), let C(P)C(P) denote its Chern marker, when the limit exists:

C(P):=limL2πi4L2tr(χLP[[X,P],[Y,P]]PχL).C(P):= \lim_{L \rightarrow \infty} \frac{2 \pi i}{4 L^2} \operatorname{tr}{\left( \chi_{L} P \Big[ [ X, P ], [ Y, P ] \Big] P \chi_{L}\right)}.

Localization Dichotomy Conjecture. The following statements are equivalent: PP admits a generalized Wannier basis that is exponentially localized; PP admits a generalized Wannier basis that is ss-localized for s=1s=1; and PP is topologically trivial in the sense that its Chern marker C(P)C(P) exists and is equal to zero.

This conjecture extends the localization-topology correspondence from periodic to non-periodic systems, asserting that exponential localization, ss-localization at the threshold s=1s=1, and vanishing of the Chern marker are equivalent. The supplied text does not state whether the conjecture has been resolved.

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Jianfeng Lu and Kevin D. Stubbs, “Algebraic localization implies exponential localization in non-periodic insulators”, arXiv:2101.02626 (2022).

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