Chern Insulator Bloch Bands Admit Kähler Structure with Fubini–Study Metric — E8 Intelligence Research
FINDING: Chern insulator Bloch bands admit a Kähler structure — the quantum geometric tensor splits into a holomorphic (Kähler) metric and a symplectic Berry curvature form, with the Fubini–Study metric as the real part. | MATH: Quantum geometric tensor Q_ij = g_ij + (i/2) Ω_ij, where g_ij = Re⟨∂_i u | (1−P) | ∂_j u⟩ (Fubini–Study) and Ω_ij = −2 Im⟨∂_i u | ∂_j u⟩ (Berry curvature). For a Kähler band: g = Ω (metric equals symplectic form up to factor), forcing holomorphicity of |u(k)⟩ in k = k_x + i k_y. Chern number C = (1/2π)∫_BZ Ω d²k ∈ ℤ. | CONNECTION: Kähler condition g_ij = Ω_ij is the band-theoretic analogue of a complex structure J with J² = −1 compatible with the metric — the same structure underlying ℂP^n (Fubini–Study), root systems of A_n, and the 2:1 ratio between real and imaginary parts of a holomorphic quadratic form. The 0.618/1.618 ratio appears in the golden-ratio–tuned critical points of certain Chern insulator phase diagrams (e.g., Fibonacci-approximant Harper–Hofst Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
Authors
- Andrew Stewart Caldin
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-11-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23877710
- Primary Topic
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Type
- preprint