Entanglement entropy distinguishes PT-symmetry and topological phases in a class of non-unitary quantum walks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2212.07453v1
• Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 19:01:15 GMT
• Title: Entanglement entropy distinguishes PT-symmetry and topological phases in a class of non-unitary quantum walks
• Authors: Gene M. M. Itable and Francis N. C. Paraan
• Abstract summary: We calculate the hybrid entanglement entropy between coin and walker degrees of freedom in a non-unitary quantum walk. An analysis at long times reveals that the quantum walk can indefinitely sustain hybrid entanglement in the unbroken symmetry phase even when gain and loss mechanisms are present.
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• Abstract: We calculate the hybrid entanglement entropy between coin and walker degrees of freedom in a non-unitary quantum walk. The model possesses a joint parity and time-reversal symmetry or PT-symmetry and supports topological phases when this symmetry is unbroken by its eigenstates. An asymptotic analysis at long times reveals that the quantum walk can indefinitely sustain hybrid entanglement in the unbroken symmetry phase even when gain and loss mechanisms are present. However, when the gain-loss strength is too large, the PT-symmetry of the model is spontaneously broken and entanglement vanishes. The entanglement entropy is therefore an effective and robust parameter for constructing PT-symmetry and topological phase diagrams in this non-unitary dynamical system.

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