# Chern-number spectrum of ultracold fermions in optical lattices tuned independently via artificial magnetic, Zeeman, and spin-orbit fields

@article{Yau2019ChernnumberSO,
title={Chern-number spectrum of ultracold fermions in optical lattices tuned independently via artificial magnetic, Zeeman, and spin-orbit fields},
author={Man Hon Yau and Carlos Sa de Melo},
journal={Physical Review A},
year={2019}
}
• Published 31 October 2018
• Physics
• Physical Review A
We discuss the Chern number spectrum of ultra-cold fermions in square optical lattices as a function of artificial magnetic, Zeeman and spin-orbit fields that can be tuned independently. We show the existence of topological quantum phase transitions induced by Zeeman and spin-orbit fields, where the total number and chirality of edge states change for fixed magnetic flux ratio, thus leading to topological-insulator phases which are different from those found at zero Zeeman and spin-orbit fields…
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