Entanglement is one of the most well-known and unintuitive features of quantum mechanics, involving separate quantum states being correlated so that each one cannot be described independently from the others to which it is entangled. Topological materials, which feature macroscopic quantum mechanical effects caused by their bulk topology ultimately due to entanglement, have risen to prominence within the field of condensed matter over the past few decades. The exotic properties of these materials are envisioned to revolutionize technology from energy storage to quantum computing. In this project I will further explore both the general topic of entanglement and how to measure it, as well as how nontrivial topology is affected by the breaking of momentum conservation.

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