Dissipation-induced topological transitions in continuous Weyl materials

Abstract

Many topologically non-trivial systems have been recently realized using electromagnetic, acoustic, and other classical wave-based platforms. As the simplest class of three-dimensional topological systems, Weyl semimetals have attracted significant attention in this context. However, the robustness of the topological Weyl state in the presence of dissipation, which is common to most classical realizations, has not been studied in detail. In this paper, we demonstrate that the symmetry properties of the Weyl material play a crucial role in the annihilation of topological charges in the presence of losses. We consider the specific example of a continuous plasma medium and compare two possible realizations of a Weyl-point dispersion based on breaking time-reversal symmetry (reciprocity) or breaking inversion symmetry. We theoretically show that the topological state is fundamentally more robust against losses in the nonreciprocal realization. Our findings elucidate the impact of dissipation on three-dimensional topological materials and metamaterials.

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