From 737b02e6dabf01633088805a8b3ada02d0629be0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Marek=20Ne=C4=8Dada?= Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2019 10:48:29 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Symmetries for infinite systems, sloppy version Former-commit-id: 2bda4d6e361b274be9bf20beb1ae8a2e4e2c63ce --- lepaper/arrayscat.lyx | 5 ++ lepaper/symmetries.lyx | 165 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 170 insertions(+) diff --git a/lepaper/arrayscat.lyx b/lepaper/arrayscat.lyx index 6ec1cc5..cc4442c 100644 --- a/lepaper/arrayscat.lyx +++ b/lepaper/arrayscat.lyx @@ -758,6 +758,11 @@ The text about symmetries is pretty dense. Make it more explanatory and human-readable. \end_layout +\begin_layout Itemize +Check whether everything written is correct also for non-symmetric space + groups. +\end_layout + \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset CommandInset include LatexCommand include diff --git a/lepaper/symmetries.lyx b/lepaper/symmetries.lyx index 935eb86..9016d58 100644 --- a/lepaper/symmetries.lyx +++ b/lepaper/symmetries.lyx @@ -1042,6 +1042,171 @@ Kvantifikovat! Periodic systems \end_layout +\begin_layout Standard +For periodic systems, we can in similar manner also block-diagonalise the + +\begin_inset Formula $M\left(\omega,\vect k\right)=\left(I-W\left(\omega,\vect k\right)T\left(\omega\right)\right)$ +\end_inset + + from the left hand side of eqs. + +\begin_inset CommandInset ref +LatexCommand eqref +reference "eq:Multiple-scattering problem unit cell block form" +plural "false" +caps "false" +noprefix "false" + +\end_inset + +, +\begin_inset CommandInset ref +LatexCommand eqref +reference "eq:lattice mode equation" +plural "false" +caps "false" +noprefix "false" + +\end_inset + +. + Hovewer, in this case, +\begin_inset Formula $W\left(\omega,\vect k\right)$ +\end_inset + + is in general not invariant under the whole point group symmetry subgroup + of the system geometry due to the +\begin_inset Formula $\vect k$ +\end_inset + + dependence. + In other words, only those point symmetries that the +\begin_inset Formula $e^{i\vect k\cdot\vect r}$ +\end_inset + + modulation does not break are preserved, and no preservation of point symmetrie +s happens unless +\begin_inset Formula $\vect k$ +\end_inset + + lies somewhere in the high-symmetry parts of the Brillouin zone. + However, the high-symmetry points are usually the ones of the highest physical + interest, for it is where the band edges +\begin_inset Note Note +status open + +\begin_layout Plain Layout +or +\begin_inset Quotes eld +\end_inset + +dirac points +\begin_inset Quotes erd +\end_inset + + +\end_layout + +\end_inset + + are typically located. +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Standard +The transformation to the symmetry adapted basis +\begin_inset Formula $U$ +\end_inset + + is constructed in a similar way as in the finite case, but because we do + not work with all the (infinite number of) scatterers but only with one + unit cell, additional phase factors +\begin_inset Formula $e^{i\vect k\cdot\vect r_{p}}$ +\end_inset + + appear in the per-unit-cell group action +\begin_inset Formula $J(g)$ +\end_inset + +. + This is illustrated in Fig. + +\begin_inset CommandInset ref +LatexCommand ref +reference "Phase factor illustration" +plural "false" +caps "false" +noprefix "false" + +\end_inset + +. +\begin_inset Float figure +placement document +alignment document +wide false +sideways false +status open + +\begin_layout Plain Layout + +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Plain Layout +\begin_inset Caption Standard + +\begin_layout Plain Layout +\begin_inset CommandInset label +LatexCommand label +name "Phase factor illustration" + +\end_inset + + +\end_layout + +\end_inset + + +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Plain Layout + +\end_layout + +\end_inset + + +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Standard +More rigorous analysis can be found e.g. + in +\lang english + +\begin_inset CommandInset citation +LatexCommand cite +after "chapters 10–11" +key "dresselhaus_group_2008" +literal "true" + +\end_inset + +. +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Standard +\begin_inset Note Note +status open + +\begin_layout Plain Layout +In the group-theoretical terminology, blablabla little groups blabla bla... +\end_layout + +\end_inset + + +\end_layout + \begin_layout Standard \lang english