Topological Classification of Gapped/Gap-preserving Rational Space-Time Crystal Systems

Abstract

The traditional systems researched in condensed matter physics always have spatial translation symmetry. However for space-time crystal systems, the spatial translation symmetry is no longer preserved and the lattice potential have space-time translation symmetry instead. We show that a rational space-time crystal system is equal to a traditional floquet system. Then, we find a way to solve the floquet equation analytically and construct an effective Hamiltonian of the rational space-time crystal system. By this effective Hamiltonian, we obtain the topological classification of gapped and gap-preserving rational space-time crystal systems. Our works reveal the correlation between space-time crystal systems and floquet systems and give a systematic method to explore the properties of rational space-time crystal systems.

11 pages, 4 figures

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