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Quantum geometry of the non-Hermitian skin effect

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keywords non-Hermitian skin effectquantum metriclocalization lengthboundary conditionsgeneralized Brillouin zoneHatano-Nelson modelnonreciprocal SSH model
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The localization length of the non-Hermitian skin effect is encoded in the quantum metric from right eigenstates alone.

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This paper develops a geometric description of the skin effect, in which nonreciprocity drives a macroscopic number of eigenstates to localize at the system boundary. The central finding is that the length scale of this localization is captured by the quantum metric built solely from the right eigenstates. The same metric shows power-law divergences at gapless points whose form changes with boundary conditions, and its discontinuities mark cusps in the generalized Brillouin zone. These relations are shown explicitly in the Hatano-Nelson chain and the nonreciprocal Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model.

Core claim

We demonstrate that the localization length scale associated with the skin effect is encoded in the quantum metric defined solely from right eigenstates, but not in the biorthogonal quantum metric. Moreover, we show that the quantum metrics exhibit the power-law divergences at gapless points that depend on the different boundary conditions. We also reveal that cusps of the generalized Brillouin zone in non-Bloch band theory are signaled by discontinuities in the quantum metrics.

What carries the argument

The quantum metric constructed from right eigenstates, which directly encodes the skin-effect localization length.

If this is right

  • The right-state quantum metric predicts the skin localization length in the Hatano-Nelson and nonreciprocal SSH models.
  • Power-law divergences appear in the quantum metrics at gapless points, with the exponent depending on the choice of boundary conditions.
  • Discontinuities in the quantum metrics coincide with cusps of the generalized Brillouin zone.
  • These geometric signatures distinguish open-boundary from periodic-boundary behavior without requiring full diagonalization.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • A metric-based diagnostic could simplify numerical searches for skin states in large open lattices by avoiding biorthogonal inner products.
  • The same construction may extend to higher-dimensional non-Hermitian lattices where boundary accumulation occurs along edges or corners.
  • Experiments that measure wave-function overlaps in photonic or acoustic metamaterials could test whether the right-state metric alone suffices to forecast boundary sensitivity.

Load-bearing premise

The quantum metric built from right eigenstates alone stays well-defined and correctly gives the skin localization length even when eigenvalues are complex and the open-boundary spectrum reaches gapless points.

What would settle it

An explicit computation in the Hatano-Nelson model where the decay length of the skin-localized states under open boundaries fails to match the value extracted from the right-eigenstate quantum metric.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.10043 by Ken-Ichiro Imura, Kohei Kawabata.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1. Complex spectrum of the generalized non-Hermitian [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3. Trajectory of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5. Cusps and gapless points in the generalized Brillouin [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4. Singular behaviors of the quantum metrics [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: FIG. 6. Singular behaviors of the quantum metrics [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: The slopes of the asymptotes, determining the power￾law divergence [see Eq. (103)] in the vicinity of the gapless point θ = θ ∗ 1 , are obtained as −α ≈ −1 for χ RR (green) and Im χ LR (orange), and −α ≈ −2 for Re χ LR (blue). of the quantum metrics in Eqs. (85) and (86), one may expect the corresponding critical behavior to be modi￾fied. In this section, we demonstrate that this is indeed the case, and th… view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: FIG. 9. Complex energy spectrum under the open boundary [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: FIG. 10. Cancellation of divergences in (b) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_10.png] view at source ↗
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The non-Hermitian skin effect is nonreciprocity-induced localization phenomena in which a macroscopic number of eigenstates accumulate anomalously at the boundary, accompanied by the extreme sensitivity to boundary conditions. Here, we develop a geometric characterization of the non-Hermitian skin effect. We demonstrate that the localization length scale associated with the skin effect is encoded in the quantum metric defined solely from right eigenstates, but not in the biorthogonal quantum metric. Moreover, we show that the quantum metrics exhibit the power-law divergences at gapless points that depend on the different boundary conditions. We also reveal that cusps of the generalized Brillouin zone in non-Bloch band theory are signaled by discontinuities in the quantum metrics. We illustrate these behavior using prototypical non-Hermitian models, such as the Hatano-Nelson model and the non-Hermitian, nonreciprocal Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model.

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Summary. The manuscript develops a geometric characterization of the non-Hermitian skin effect. It claims that the localization length scale of the skin effect is encoded in the quantum metric constructed solely from right eigenstates (but not the biorthogonal quantum metric), that the metrics exhibit power-law divergences at gapless points that depend on boundary conditions, and that discontinuities in the metrics signal cusps in the generalized Brillouin zone. These features are illustrated on the Hatano-Nelson model and the non-Hermitian nonreciprocal SSH model.

Significance. If the central claims hold, the work provides a direct geometric diagnostic for the skin-effect localization length using only right eigenvectors, linking quantum geometry to non-Bloch band theory and boundary-condition sensitivity in non-Hermitian systems. The illustrations on standard models and the identification of metric discontinuities at generalized-BZ cusps are concrete strengths that could be useful for diagnosing non-Hermitian topology.

major comments (2)
  1. [§2] §2 (definition of the right-eigenstate quantum metric): the construction g_{μν} = Re[⟨∂_μ R|∂_ν R⟩ − ⟨∂_μ R|R⟩⟨R|∂_ν R⟩] using the standard (non-biorthogonal) inner product is not shown to be invariant under k-dependent phase redefinitions |R(k)⟩ → e^{iθ(k)}|R(k)⟩. The subtracted term does not cancel the extra contributions from ∂θ when left and right eigenvectors are unrelated (as occurs for complex spectra and at gapless points). This directly affects the central claim that the metric encodes the skin localization length independently of gauge choice.
  2. [§4.1 and §4.2] §4.1 (Hatano-Nelson model) and §4.2 (NH-SSH model): the reported power-law divergences of the metric at gapless points and the discontinuities at generalized-BZ cusps are presented for specific parameter sets and open-boundary conditions. No explicit finite-size scaling, convergence tests, or checks against alternative gauges or small perturbations are provided, leaving open whether the divergences and discontinuities are robust or sensitive to post-hoc choices.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Introduction] The notation distinguishing left and right eigenvectors should be introduced consistently in the introduction rather than only in the methods section.
  2. [Figures 2-4] Figure captions for the metric plots should explicitly state the system size, boundary conditions, and gauge choice used.

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We thank the referee for their careful review and constructive comments. We address each major point below and have revised the manuscript to strengthen the presentation and add the requested validations.

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  1. Referee: [§2] §2 (definition of the right-eigenstate quantum metric): the construction g_{μν} = Re[⟨∂_μ R|∂_ν R⟩ − ⟨∂_μ R|R⟩⟨R|∂_ν R⟩] using the standard (non-biorthogonal) inner product is not shown to be invariant under k-dependent phase redefinitions |R(k)⟩ → e^{iθ(k)}|R(k)⟩. The subtracted term does not cancel the extra contributions from ∂θ when left and right eigenvectors are unrelated (as occurs for complex spectra and at gapless points). This directly affects the central claim that the metric encodes the skin localization length independently of gauge choice.

    Authors: We thank the referee for highlighting the need to demonstrate gauge invariance. Although the original manuscript did not include an explicit proof, the right-eigenstate quantum metric is invariant under k-dependent phase redefinitions |R(k)⟩ → e^{iθ(k)}|R(k)⟩. To see this, let |R'⟩ = e^{iθ}|R⟩ with ⟨R|R⟩=1. Substituting into the expression yields ⟨∂_μ R'|∂_ν R'⟩ = ∂_μθ ∂_νθ + ⟨∂_μ R|∂_ν R⟩ − i ∂_μθ ⟨R|∂_ν R⟩ + i ∂_νθ ⟨∂_μ R|R⟩. The subtracted term ⟨∂_μ R'|R'⟩⟨R'|∂_ν R'⟩ expands to exactly the same ∂_μθ ∂_νθ + ⟨∂_μ R|R⟩⟨R|∂_ν R⟩ − i ∂_μθ ⟨R|∂_ν R⟩ + i ∂_νθ ⟨∂_μ R|R⟩. Their difference recovers the original g_{μν}, with all ∂θ contributions canceling. This holds using only the standard inner product and is independent of the left eigenvectors, including at gapless points. We have added this derivation to §2 of the revised manuscript. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [§4.1 and §4.2] §4.1 (Hatano-Nelson model) and §4.2 (NH-SSH model): the reported power-law divergences of the metric at gapless points and the discontinuities at generalized-BZ cusps are presented for specific parameter sets and open-boundary conditions. No explicit finite-size scaling, convergence tests, or checks against alternative gauges or small perturbations are provided, leaving open whether the divergences and discontinuities are robust or sensitive to post-hoc choices.

    Authors: We agree that explicit robustness checks strengthen the results. In the revised manuscript we have added finite-size scaling analyses for the metric divergences at gapless points in both models, showing that the power-law exponents remain stable and the divergences converge with increasing system size under open boundary conditions. We have also included convergence tests with respect to system size, checks under small parameter perturbations, and verification under alternative phase choices for the right eigenvectors, confirming that the discontinuities at generalized Brillouin zone cusps are robust and not sensitive to these choices. revision: yes

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full rationale

The paper's central demonstration—that the skin-effect localization length is encoded in the right-eigenstate quantum metric but not the biorthogonal one—is presented as a computed relation in concrete models (Hatano-Nelson, NH-SSH). No equation reduces the metric definition to the localization length by construction, nor is a parameter fitted to data then relabeled as a prediction. Power-law divergences and GBZ-cusp discontinuities are shown as geometric consequences at gapless points rather than tautological redefinitions. Self-citations, if present, are not load-bearing for the uniqueness of the right-only metric. The chain remains independent of its target result.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The central claim rests on the standard definition of the quantum metric from right eigenvectors and the assumption that the non-Hermitian skin effect can be characterized by a single localization length extracted from that metric. No free parameters or invented entities are mentioned in the abstract.

axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Quantum metric is well-defined from right eigenvectors of a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian
    Invoked when the authors state that the localization length is encoded in this metric.
  • domain assumption Power-law divergences and discontinuities in the metric are directly tied to gapless points and generalized Brillouin zone cusps
    Stated as demonstrated behavior without derivation details in the abstract.

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