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Summary: Symmetries and Topological Classification

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For non-interacting electron systems, symmetry classification has already exhausted all possible topological insulators and superconductors: each dimension has five possible topological phases.

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Shen, SQ. (2017). Summary: Symmetries and Topological Classification. In: Topological Insulators. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 187. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4606-3_13

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