Spin Inertia as a Source of Topological Magnons: Chiral Edge States from Coupled Precession and Nutation
This paper demonstrates that spin inertia, when coupled with angular-momentum-breaking interactions like pseudodipolar forces in a honeycomb ferromagnet, hybridizes precessional and nutational magnons to open topological gaps and generate chiral edge states, establishing a new route for engineering topological phases in magnetic materials.