This talk continues the theme of last week. The objective is to discuss the isomorphism between reduced topological phases of gapped systems with given extended quantum symmetries and twisted equivariant K-theory groups assigned the Brillouin torus. The special case of time-reversal symmetry for topological insulators will be discussed. In particular, the Kane-Mele invariant that identifies topological insulators will be realised as a class in Real K-theory of the Brillouin torus.
Links:
[1] https://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/taxonomy/term/39
[2] https://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/node/3444
[3] https://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/node/5518