Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Hyperbolic band theory (HBT) has recently unveiled a wealth of exotic physical phenomena in negatively curved spaces. Concurrently, the quantum metric has emerged as a fundamental tensor governing quantum geometry and topological phases. In this Letter, we bridge these two frontiers by investigating the quantum metric in HBT. Because conventional Euclidean metric extraction protocols fundamentally fail in these non-commutative geometries, we introduce holonomy shaking, a novel, experimentally viable technique utilizing periodic lattice driving to dynamically extract the metric. Using the {8,3} regular hyperbolic and kagome-like lattices as concrete examples, we demonstrate the high-fidelity dynamical extraction of the quantum metric. Our results establish a robust blueprint for probing hyperbolic quantum geometries, paving the way for the discovery of exotic topological phenomena in hyperbolic quantum matter.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Institutions: University of Saskatchewan, University of Würzburg
Language: English
Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7213268127