# Bulk-edge correspondence and long range hopping in the topological plasmonic chain

## TL;DR

This paper investigates how long-range hopping affects the bulk-edge correspondence in topological plasmonic chains, revealing conditions under which edge modes are preserved or broken, and proposing a measure to assess this in physical systems.

## Contribution

It introduces a framework to understand and measure bulk-edge correspondence breakdown due to long-range hopping in topological plasmonic systems.

## Key findings

- Bulk-edge correspondence can break down without changing the bulk topological number.
- A phase diagram identifies parameter regimes where edge modes are protected.
- A new measure based on bulk properties assesses symmetry-breaking in plasmonic chains.

## Abstract

The existence of topologically protected edge modes is often cited as a highly desirable trait of topological insulators. However, these edge states are not always present. A realistic physical treatment of long range hopping in a one-dimensional dipolar system can break the symmetry that protects the edge modes without affecting the bulk topological number, leading to a breakdown in bulk-edge correspondence. It is important to find a better understanding of where and how this occurs, as well as how to measure it. Here we examine the behaviour of the bulk and edge modes in a dimerised chain of metallic nanoparticles and in a simpler non-Hermitian next-nearest-neighbour model to provide some insight into the phenomena of bulk-edge breakdown. We construct bulk-edge correspondence phase diagrams for the simpler case and use these ideas to devise a measure of symmetry-breaking for the plasmonic system based on its bulk properties. This provides a parameter regime for which bulk-edge correspondence is preserved in the topological plasmonic chain, as well as a framework for assessing this phenomenon in other systems.