Diffusion driven by temperature or concentration gradients is a fundamental mechanism of
energy and mass transport that inherently differs from wave propagation in both physical …

Thermal transport is a fundamental mechanism of energy transfer process quite distinct from
wave propagation phenomena. It can be manipulated well beyond the possibilities offered …

Exceptional point (EP) has been captivated as a concept of interpreting eigenvalue
degeneracy and eigenstate exchange in non-Hermitian physics. The chirality in the vicinity …

Heat management is crucial for state‐of‐the‐art applications such as passive radiative
cooling, thermally adjustable wearables, and camouflage systems. Their adaptive versions …

Thermal nonreciprocity typically stems from nonlinearity or spatiotemporal variation of
parameters. However, constrained by the inherent temperature‐dependent properties and …

Phase modulation has scarcely been mentioned in diffusive physical systems because the
diffusion process does not carry the momentum like waves. Recently, non-Hermitian physics …

Compared with conventional topological insulator that carries topological state at its
boundaries, the higher-order topological insulator exhibits lower-dimensional gapless …

Recent studies have identified plasma as a topological material. Yet, these researches often
depict plasma as a fluid governed by electromagnetic fields, ie, a classical wave system …

Higher-order topological phases in non-Hermitian photonics revolutionize the
understanding of wave propagation and modulation, which lead to hierarchical states in …

Static and dynamic metamaterials have been extensively studied for their ability to
manipulate different physical fields and directed to broad applications. Because the …