The chiral random walk: A quantum-inspired framework for odd diffusion

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.09920v1
• Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:54:03 GMT
• Title: The chiral random walk: A quantum-inspired framework for odd diffusion
• Authors: Jan Wójcik, Erik Kalz,
• Abstract summary: We study the emergence of robust edge currents that defy standard dissipative dynamics.<n>Our results provide a discrete microscopic description for odd diffusion, offering a powerful toolkit to predict transport in confined and disordered media.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Chirality in active and passive fluids gives rise to odd transport properties, most notably the emergence of robust edge currents that defy standard dissipative dynamics. While these phenomena are well-described by continuum hydrodynamics, a microscopic framework connecting them to their topological origins has remained elusive. Here, we present a lattice model for an isotropic chiral random walk that bridges the gap between classical stochastic diffusion and unitary quantum evolution. By equipping the walker with an internal degree of freedom and a tunable chirality parameter, $p$, we interpolate between a standard diffusive random walk and a deterministic, topologically non-trivial quantum walk. We show that the topological protection characteristic of the unitary limit ($p=1$) remarkably persists into the dissipative regime ($p<1$). This correspondence allows us to theoretically ground the robustness of edge flows in classical chiral systems using the bulk-boundary correspondence of Floquet topological insulators. Our results provide a discrete microscopic description for odd diffusion, offering a powerful toolkit to predict transport in confined geometries and disordered chiral media.

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