Non-Hermitian topological wall modes in rotating Rayleigh-Benard convection
arXiv:2311.07866 · doi:10.1017/jfm.2024.972
Abstract
We show that the rotating Rayleigh-Benard convection, where a rotating fluid is heated from below, exhibits non-Hermitian topological states. Recently, Favier and Knobloch (JFM 2020) hypothesized that the robust wall modes in rapidly rotating convection are topologically protected. We study the linear problem around the conduction profile, and by considering a Berry curvature defined in the complex wavenumber space, particularly, by introducing a complex vertical wavenumber, we find that these modes can be characterized by a non-zero integer Chern number, indicating their topological nature. The eigenvalue problem is intrinsically non-Hermitian, therefore the definition of Berry curvature generalizes that of the stably stratified problem. Moreover, the three-dimensional setup naturally regularizes the eigenvector at the infinite horizontal wavenumber. Under the hydrostatic approximation, it recovers a two-dimensional analogue of the one which explains the topological origin of the equatorial Kelvin and Yanai waves. The existence of the tenacious wall modes relies only on rotation when the fluid is stratified, no matter whether it is stable or unstable. However, the neutrally stratified system does not support a topological edge state. In addition, we define a winding number to visualize the topological nature of the fluid.
arXiv comment16 pages, 3 figures
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