 Winding number of a one-dimensional Bogoliubov--de Gennes Hamiltonian (source code)

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= Winding number of a one-dimensional Bogoliubov--de Gennes Hamiltonian
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For a two-component gapped BdG <Hamiltonian> constrained to a plane, the winding number counts how many times its coefficient vector encircles the origin as <crystal> <momentum> traverses the Brillouin zone.

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