Orbital Description of Landau Levels.

The pursuit of a lattice analog for Landau levels has been a central theme in condensed matter physics. Although the correspondence between Chern bands and the lowest Landau level has been widely studied, a lattice realization of the first Landau level remains elusive. Here, we construct a minimal lattice model that provides a concrete orbital description of both the lowest and first Landau levels. Using maximally localized Wannier functions with s, p_{-}, and p_{+} orbital character, we develop a three-orbital model in which the two lowest Chern bands are flat and each carries a Chern number C=1. The band topology arises from a sequence of ideal band inversions between Wannier states at the Γ and K points in momentum space, establishing an adiabatic connection between the atomic insulator limit and Landau level physics. Notably, many-body exact diagonalization reveals that the non-Abelian state can appear in the half-filled first Chern band. This construction can be further generalized to realize flat Chern bands analogous to higher Landau levels. Our results provide a new perspective on lattice analogs of Landau levels and may enable the exploration of fascinating topological phenomena at elevated temperatures.