Anatomy of Non-Hermitian Dynamical Quantum Phase Transitions

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15384v1
• Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:40:46 GMT
• Title: Anatomy of Non-Hermitian Dynamical Quantum Phase Transitions
• Authors: Yongxu Fu, Gao Xianlong,
• Abstract summary: We establish a unified framework for dynamical quantum phase transitions (DQPTs) in non-Hermitian systems.<n>We show that non-biorthogonal quenches from non-Hermitian to Hermitian Hamiltonians under chiral symmetry exhibit emergent topological characteristics.<n>This work establishes fundamental geometric and topological principles governing quantum criticality in open systems, with implications for quantum sensing and many-body physics in dissipative environments.
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• Abstract: We establish a unified framework for dynamical quantum phase transitions (DQPTs) in non-Hermitian systems that encompasses both biorthogonal and self-norm non-biorthogonal formulations for pure and mixed states. Our framework provides explicit expressions for the Loschmidt amplitude, Loschmidt echo, and rate function, revealing a universal geometric signature of DQPTs: orthogonality of two related vectors in two-dimensional real space. Strikingly, we demonstrate that non-biorthogonal quenches from non-Hermitian to Hermitian Hamiltonians under chiral symmetry exhibit emergent topological characteristics, unveiling the intrinsic topological nature of DQPTs beyond conventional Hermitian regimes. This work establishes fundamental geometric and topological principles governing quantum criticality in open systems, with implications for quantum sensing and many-body physics in dissipative environments.

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