Dirac mass induced by optical gain and loss

This collection of articles and papers discusses various topics in physics, focusing on mass origins, topological insulators, non-Hermitian systems, and the Klein paradox.

1. Origins of Mass:

   • Frank Wilczek’s paper, "Origins of mass," published in the Central European Journal of Physics in 2012, discusses the origins of mass in particle physics.
   • Peter W. Anderson’s paper, "Plasmons, gauge invariance, and mass," published in Physical Review in 1963, also delves into the topic of mass.
   • Peter W. Higgs’s paper, "Broken symmetries and the masses of gauge bosons," published in Physical Review Letters in 1964, is another significant work on the subject.
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   Topological Insulators:

   • The electronic properties of graphene are discussed in a review article by Castro Neto, Guinea, Peres, Novoselov, and Geim, published in the Review of Modern Physics in 2009.
   • The quantum Hall effect without Landau levels is the focus of a paper by F. D. M. Haldane, published in Physical Review Letters in 1988.
   • The quantum spin Hall effect in graphene is discussed by Kane and Mele in a paper published in Physical Review Letters in 2005.
   • Topological insulators are further explored in a colloquium by Hasan and Kane, published in the Review of Modern Physics in 2010, and by Qi and Zhang, also published in the Review of Modern Physics in 2011.

3. Observation of the Standard Model Higgs Boson:

   • The observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson was reported by the ATLAS collaboration in a paper published in Physical Letters B in 2012.
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   Topological Band Theory:

   • Bansil, Lin, and Das discuss topological band theory in a colloquium published in the Review of Modern Physics in 2016.

5. Exceptional Topology of Non-Hermitian Systems:

   • Bergholtz, Budich, and Kunst discuss exceptional topology in non-Hermitian systems in a review article published in the Review of Modern Physics in 2021.

6. Quantum and Classical Discrete Time Crystals:

   • Zaletel et al. discuss quantum and classical discrete time crystals in a colloquium published in the Review of Modern Physics in 2023.

7. Real Spectra in Non-Hermitian Hamiltonians:

   • Bender and Boettcher discuss real spectra in non-Hermitian Hamiltonians with ({\mathcal{P}}{\mathcal{T}}) symmetry in a paper published in Physical Review Letters in 1998.

8. Pseudo-Hermiticity versus PT Symmetry:

   • Mostafazadeh discusses pseudo-Hermiticity versus PT symmetry in a paper published in the Journal of Mathematical Physics in 2002.

9. ({\mathcal{P}}{\mathcal{T}})-Symmetry in Honeycomb Photonic Lattices:

   • Szameit, Rechtsman, Bahat-Treidel, and Segev discuss ({\mathcal{P}}{\mathcal{T}})-symmetry in honeycomb photonic lattices in a paper published in Physical Review A in 2011.

10. Klein Paradox:

    • Holstein discusses Klein’s paradox in a paper published in the American Journal of Physics in 1998.
    • Dombey and Calogeracos discuss the Klein paradox in a review article published in Physics Reports in 1999.
    • Katsnelson, Novoselov, and Geim discuss chiral tunneling and the Klein paradox in graphene in a paper published in Nature Physics in 2006.
    • Jiang et al. observe Klein tunneling in phononic crystals in a paper published in Science in 2020.

11. Time Reversal and Holography with Spacetime Transformations:

    • Bacot, Labousse, Eddi, Fink, and Fort discuss time reversal and holography with spacetime transformations in a paper published in Nature Physics in 2016.

12. Broadband Frequency Translation through Time Refraction in an Epsilon-near-Zero Material:

    • Zhou et al. discuss broadband frequency translation through time refraction in a paper published in Nature Communications in 2020.

13. Topological Phases and Unpaired Dirac Cones in Photonic Floquet Topological Insulators:

    • Leykam, Rechtsman, and Chong discuss anomalous topological phases and unpaired Dirac cones in photonic Floquet topological insulators in a paper published in Physical Review Letters in 2016.

14. Observation of a Topological Transition in the Bulk of a Non-Hermitian System:

    • Zeuner et al. observe a topological transition in the bulk of a non-Hermitian system in a paper published in Physical Review Letters in 2015.

15. Optical Diametric Drive Acceleration through Action–Reaction Symmetry Breaking:

    • Wimmer et al. discuss optical diametric drive acceleration through action–reaction symmetry breaking in a paper published in Nature Physics in 2013.

16. Conical Diffraction and Gap Solitons in Honeycomb Photonic Lattices:

    • Peleg et al. discuss conical diffraction and gap solitons in honeycomb photonic lattices in a paper published in Physical Review Letters in 2007.

17. Optical Mesh Lattices with ({\mathcal{P}}{\mathcal{T}}) Symmetry:

    • Miri, Regensburger, Peschel, and Christodoulides discuss optical mesh lattices with ({\mathcal{P}}{\mathcal{T}}) symmetry in a paper published in Physical Review A in 2012.

18. Reconfigurable Refraction Manipulation at Synthetic Temporal Interfaces with Scalar and Vector Gauge Potentials:

    • Ye et al. discuss reconfigurable refraction manipulation at synthetic temporal interfaces with scalar and vector gauge potentials in a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA in 2023.

19. Linear Frequency Conversion via Sudden Merging of Meta-Atoms in Time-Variant Metasurfaces:

    • Lee et al. discuss linear frequency conversion via sudden merging of meta-atoms in time-variant metasurfaces in a paper published in Nature Photonics in 2018.

20. Universal High-Frequency Behavior of Periodically Driven Systems:

    • Bukov, D’Alessio, and Polkovnikov discuss the universal high-frequency behavior of periodically driven systems in a review article published in Advances in Physics in 2015.

21. Topological Triple Phase Transition in Non-Hermitian Floquet Quasicrystals:

    • Weidemann, Kremer, Longhi, and Szameit discuss a topological triple phase transition in non-Hermitian Floquet quasicrystals in a paper published in Nature in 2022.

22. Solitons with Fermion Number ½:

    • Jackiw and Rebbi discuss solitons with fermion number ½ in a paper published in Physical Review D in 1976.

23. Probing the Topological Properties of the Jackiw-Rebbi Model with Light:

    • Angelakis, Das, and Noh discuss probing the topological properties of the Jackiw-Rebbi model with light in a paper published in Scientific Reports in 2014.
24. Photonic Topological Insulating Phase Induced Solely by Gain and Loss:
    • Takata and Notomi discuss a photonic topological insulating phase induced solely by gain and loss in a paper published in Physical Review Letters in 2018.