Oscillatory integral operators with homogeneous polynomial phases in several variables

We obtain $L^2$ decay estimates in $\lambda$ for oscillatory integral operators whose phase functions are homogeneous polynomials of degree m and satisfy various genericity assumptions. The decay rates obtained are optimal in the case of (2+2)--dimensions for any m while, in higher dimensions, the result is sharp for m sufficiently large. The proof for large $m$ follows from essentially algebraic considerations. For cubics in (2+2)--dimensions, the proof involves decomposing the operator near the conic zero variety of the determinant of the Hessian of the phase function, using an elaboration of the general approach of Phong and Stein [1994].Comment: 39 pages, 2 figures; minor corrections; to appear in Journal of Functional Analysi

Efficient Topological Materials Discovery Using Symmetry Indicators

Although the richness of spatial symmetries has led to a rapidly expanding inventory of possible topological crystalline (TC) phases of electrons, physical realizations have been slow to materialize due to the practical difficulty to ascertaining band topology in realistic calculations. Here, we integrate the recently established theory of symmetry indicators of band topology into first-principle band-structure calculations, and test it on a databases of previously synthesized crystals. The combined algorithm is found to efficiently unearth topological materials and predict topological properties like protected surface states. On applying our algorithm to just 8 out of the 230 space groups, we already discover numerous materials candidates displaying a diversity of topological phenomena, which are simultaneously captured in a single sweep. The list includes recently proposed classes of TC insulators that had no previous materials realization as well as other topological phases, including: (i) a screw-protected 3D TC insulator, \b{eta}-MoTe2, with gapped surfaces except for 1D helical "hinge" states; (ii) a rotation-protected TC insulator BiBr with coexisting surface Dirac cones and hinge states; (iii) non-centrosymmetric Z2 topological insulators undetectable using the well-established parity criterion, AgXO (X=Na,K,Rb); (iv) a Dirac semimetal MgBi2O6; (v) a Dirac nodal-line semimetal AgF2; and (vi) a metal with three-fold degenerate band crossing near the Fermi energy, AuLiMgSn. Our work showcases how the recent theoretical insights on the fundamentals of band structures can aid in the practical goal of discovering new topological materials