Bulk-edge correspondence of classical diffusion phenomena

Abstract

We elucidate that the diffusive systems, which are widely found in nature, can be a new platform of the bulk-edge correspondence, a representative topological phenomenon. Using a discretized diffusion equation, we demonstrate the emergence of robust edge states protected by the winding number for one- and two-dimensional systems. These topological edge states can be experimentally accessible by measuring the diffusive dynamics at the edges. Furthermore, we discover a novel diffusive phenomenon by numerically simulating the distribution of temperatures for a honeycomb lattice system; the temperature field with wavenumber $\pi$ cannot diffuse to the bulk, which is attributed to the complete localization of the edge state.

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