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quant-ph2018

Quantum coherence and geometric quantum discord

Ming-Liang Hu, Xueyuan Hu, Jie-Ci Wang +3

Quantum coherence and quantum correlations are of fundamental and practical significance for the development of quantum mechanics.They are also cornerstones of quantum computation…

quant-ph2014

Global quantum discord and quantum phase transition in XY model

Si-Yuan Liu, Yu-Ran Zhang, Wen-Li Yang +1

We study the relationship between the behavior of global quantum correlations and quantum phase transitions in XY model. We find that the two kinds of phase transitions in the stud…

quant-ph2015

Majorization relation in quantum critical systems

Lin-Ping Huai, Yu-Ran Zhang, Si-Yuan Liu +3

The most basic local conversion is local operations and classical communications (LOCC), which is also the most natural restriction in quantum information processing. We investigat…

quant-ph2017

One-way deficit and quantum phase transitions in model and extended Ising model

Yao-Kun Wang, Yu-Ran Zhang, Heng Fan

Originating in questions regarding work extraction from quantum systems coupled to a heat bath, quantum deficit, a kind of quantum correlations besides entanglement and quantum dis…

quant-ph2014

Quantum-enhanced metrology for multiple phase estimation with noise

Jie-Dong Yue, Yu-Ran Zhang, Heng Fan

We present a general framework to study the simultaneous estimation of multiple phases in the presence of noise as a discretized model for phase imaging. This approach can lead to…

quant-ph2025

Interplay between disorder and topology in Thouless pumping on a superconducting quantum processor

Yu Liu, Yu-Ran Zhang, Yun-Hao Shi +24

Topological phases are robust against weak perturbations, but break down when disorder becomes sufficiently strong. However, moderate disorder can also induce topologically nontriv…

quant-ph2026

Observation and Modulation of the Quantum Mpemba Effect on a Superconducting Quantum Processor

Yueshan Xu, Cai-Ping Fang, Bing-Jie Chen +33

In non-equilibrium quantum systems, the quantum Mpemba effect (QME) emerges as a counterintuitive phenomenon: systems exhibiting greater initial symmetry breaking restore symmetry…

quant-ph2025

Non-Hermitian sensing from the perspective of post-selected measurements

Neng Zeng, Tao Liu, Keyu Xia +2

By employing the Naimark dilation, we establish a fundamental connection between non-Hermitian quantum sensing and post-selected measurements. The sensitivity of non-Hermitian quan…

quant-ph2023

Variational generation of spin squeezing on one-dimensional quantum devices with nearest-neighbor interactions

Zheng-Hang Sun, Yong-Yi Wang, Yu-Ran Zhang +2

Efficient preparation of spin-squeezed states is important for quantum-enhanced metrology. Current protocols for generating strong spin squeezing rely on either high dimensionality…

physics.optics2013

Time-correspondence differential ghost imaging

Ming-Fei Li, Yu-Ran Zhang, Kai-Hong Luo +2

Experimental data with digital masks and a theoretical analysis are presented for an imaging scheme that we call time-correspondence differential ghost imaging (TCDGI). It is shown…

cond-mat.dis-nn2025

Arbitrary Control of Non-Hermitian Skin Modes via Disorder and An Electric Field

Zhao-Fan Cai, Yang Li, Yu-Ran Zhang +4

The non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE), characterized by the accumulation of a macroscopic number of bulk states at system boundaries, is a hallmark of non-Hermitian physics. However…

quant-ph2021

Metrological characterisation of non-Gaussian entangled states of superconducting qubits

Kai Xu, Yu-Ran Zhang, Zheng-Hang Sun +12

Multipartite entangled states are significant resources for both quantum information processing and quantum metrology. In particular, non-Gaussian entangled states are predicted to…

quant-ph2026

Global Precision Limits in Critical Quantum Metrology: From Cramér-Rao to Ziv-Zakai

Neng Zeng, Tao Liu, Yu-Ran Zhang

Critical quantum metrology with equilibrium states predicts quantum-enhanced sensitivity only in the vicinity of criticality, where large prior information about the parameter is r…

quant-ph2026

Programmable spectral symmetries in an anisotropic quantum Rabi simulator

Jia-Cheng Song, Yu Liu, Ming-Chuan Wang +28

The quantum Rabi model captures fundamental aspects of light--matter interaction, where symmetry dictates both spectra and dynamics. Over the past years, experiments have explored…

quant-ph2017

Experimental valley qubit state tomography and coherence induced uncertainty relations in monolayer WSe

Yu-Ran Zhang, Jing Wang, Chuanrui Zhu +2

Velleytronics as a new electronic conception is an emerging exciting research field with wide potential applications, which is attracting great research interests for their extraor…

quant-ph2015

Quantifying Coherence in Infinite Dimensional Systems

Yu-Ran Zhang, Lian-He Shao, Yongming Li +1

We study the quantification of coherence in infinite dimensional systems, especially the infinite dimensional bosonic systems in Fock space. We show that given the energy constrain…

quant-ph2023

Quantum simulation of topological zero modes on a 41-qubit superconducting processor

Yun-Hao Shi, Yu Liu, Yu-Ran Zhang +21

Quantum simulation of different exotic topological phases of quantum matter on a noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) processor is attracting growing interest. Here, we develop…

quant-ph2014

Multipartite distribution property of one way discord beyond measurement

Si-Yuan Liu, Yu-Ran Zhang, Wen-Li Yang +1

We investigate the distribution property of one way discord in multipartite system by introducing the concept of polygamy deficit for one way discord. The difference between one wa…

quant-ph2014

General monogamy property of global quantum discord and the application

Si-Yuan Liu, Yu-Ran Zhang, Li-Ming Zhao +2

We provide a family of general monogamy inequalities for global quantum discord (GQD), which can be considered as an extension of the usual discord monogamy inequality. It can be s…

quant-ph2025

Noisy Probabilistic Error Cancellation and Generalized Physical Implementability

Tian-Ren Jin, Kai Xu, Yu-Ran Zhang +1

Decoherence severely limits the performance of quantum processors, posing challenges to reliable quantum computation. Probabilistic error cancellation, a quantum error mitigation m…

cond-mat.mes-hall2019

Second-Order Topological Phases in Non-Hermitian Systems

Tao Liu, Yu-Ran Zhang, Qing Ai +4

A -dimensional second-order topological insulator (SOTI) can host topologically protected -dimensional gapless boundary modes. Here we show that a 2D non-Hermitian SOTI…

quant-ph2023

Observation of a superradiant phase transition with emergent cat states

Ri-Hua Zheng, Wen Ning, Ye-Hong Chen +15

Superradiant phase transitions (SPTs) are important for understanding light-matter interactions at the quantum level, and play a central role in criticality-enhanced quantum sensin…

quant-ph2022

Probing Operator Spreading via Floquet Engineering in a Superconducting Circuit

S. K. Zhao, Zi-Yong Ge, Zhongcheng Xiang +16

Operator spreading, often characterized by out-of-time-order correlators (OTOCs), is one of the central concepts in quantum many-body physics. However, measuring OTOCs is experimen…

quant-ph2022

Deterministic one-way logic gates on a cloud quantum computer

Zhi-Peng Yang, Alakesh Baishya, Huan-Yu Ku +6

One-way quantum computing is a promising candidate for fault-tolerant quantum computing. Here, we propose new protocols to realize a deterministic one-way CNOT gate and one-way

quant-ph2020

Quantifying quantum non-Markovianity based on quantum coherence via skew information

Lian-He Shao, Yu-Ran Zhang, Yu Luo +2

Based on the nonincreasing property of quantum coherence via skew information under incoherent completely positive and trace-preserving maps, we propose a non-Markovianity measure…

quant-ph2013

A Double-Threshold Technique for Fast Time-Correspondence Imaging

Ming-Fei Li, Yu-Ran Zhang, Xue-Feng Liu +4

We present a robust imaging method based on time-correspondence imaging and normalized ghost imaging (GI) that sets two thresholds to select the reference frame exposures for image…

quant-ph2015

Quantum Metrology via Repeated Quantum Nondemolition Measurements in "Photon Box"

Yu-Ran Zhang, Jie-Dong Yue, Heng Fan

In quantum metrology schemes, one generally needs to prepare copies of entangled particles, such as entangled photon states, and then they are detected in a destructive pro…

quant-ph2021

Observation of thermalization and information scrambling in a superconducting quantum processor

Qingling Zhu, Zheng-Hang Sun, Ming Gong +22

Understanding various phenomena in non-equilibrium dynamics of closed quantum many-body systems, such as quantum thermalization, information scrambling, and nonergodic dynamics, is…

quant-ph2025

Logarithmic light cone, slow entanglement growth, and quantum memory

Yu Zeng, Alioscia Hamma, Yu-Ran Zhang +4

Effective light cones, characterized by Lieb-Robinson bounds, emerge in nonrelativistic local quantum systems. Here, we present several analytical results derived from logarithmic…

quant-ph2015

Zeno dynamics in quantum open systems

Yu-Ran Zhang, Heng Fan

Quantum Zeno effect shows that frequent observations can slow down or even stop the unitary time evolution of an unstable quantum system. This effect can also be regarded as a phys…

quant-ph2021

Observation of strong and weak thermalization in a superconducting quantum processor

Fusheng Chen, Zheng-Hang Sun, Ming Gong +22

We experimentally study the ergodic dynamics of a 1D array of 12 superconducting qubits with a transverse field, and identify the regimes of strong and weak thermalization with dif…

quant-ph2025

Prethermalization by Random Multipolar Driving on a 78-Qubit Superconducting Processor

Zheng-He Liu, Yu Liu, Gui-Han Liang +43

Time-dependent drives hold the promise of realizing non-equilibrium many-body phenomena that are absent in undriven systems. Yet, drive-induced heating normally destabilizes the sy…

quant-ph2014

Operation triggered quantum clock synchronization

Jie-Dong Yue, Yu-Ran Zhang, Heng Fan

We present a novel quantum clock synchronization(QCS) scheme of multiple parties which uses operation as the trigger to start the evolution of the initial state, where existing QCS…

quant-ph2015

Demonstration of Entanglement-Enhanced Phase Estimation in Solid

Gang-Qin Liu, Yu-Ran Zhang, Yan-Chun Chang +3

Precise parameter estimation plays a central role in science and technology. The statistical error in estimation can be decreased by repeating measurement, leading to that the resu…

quant-ph2024

High-order topological pumping on a superconducting quantum processor

Cheng-Lin Deng, Yu Liu, Yu-Ran Zhang +21

High-order topological phases of matter refer to the systems of -dimensional bulk with the topology of -th order, exhibiting -dimensional boundary modes and can be cha…

quant-ph2018

Characterization of topological states via dual multipartite entanglement

Yu-Ran Zhang, Yu Zeng, Heng Fan +2

We demonstrate that multipartite entanglement is able to characterize one-dimensional symmetry-protected topological order, which is witnessed by the scaling behavior of the quantu…

quant-ph2024

Bounded light cone and robust topological order out of equilibrium

Yu Zeng, Alioscia Hamma, Yu-Ran Zhang +3

The ground state degeneracy of topologically ordered gapped Hamiltonians is the bedrock for self-correcting quantum memories, which are unfortunately not stable away from equilibri…

quant-ph2019

Observation of energy resolved many-body localization

Qiujiang Guo, Chen Cheng, Zheng-Hang Sun +10

Many-body localization (MBL) describes a quantum phase where an isolated interacting system subject to sufficient disorder displays non-ergodic behavior, evading thermal equilibriu…

quant-ph2023

Simulating Chern insulators on a superconducting quantum processor

Zhong-Cheng Xiang, Kaixuan Huang, Yu-Ran Zhang +16

The quantum Hall effect, fundamental in modern condensed matter physics, continuously inspires new theories and predicts emergent phases of matter. Here we experimentally demonstra…

quant-ph2019

Probing the dynamical phase transition with a superconducting quantum simulator

Kai Xu, Zheng-Hang Sun, Wuxin Liu +9

Non-equilibrium quantum many-body systems, which are difficult to study via classical computation, have attracted wide interest. Quantum simulation can provide insights into these…

quant-ph2026

Generalized Entanglement of Purification Criteria for 2-Producible States in Multipartite Systems

Tian-Ren Jin, Yu-Ran Zhang, Heng Fan

Multipartite entanglement has a much more complex structure than bipartite entanglement. A state that lacks generic multipartite entanglement is 2-producible, i.e. it can be writte…

quant-ph2016

Coherence susceptibility as a probe of quantum phase transitions

Jin-Jun Chen, Jian Cui, Yu-Ran Zhang +1

We introduce a coherence susceptibility method, based on the fact that it signals quantum fluctuations, for identifying quantum phase transitions, which are induced by quantum fluc…

quant-ph2026

Operation Mpemba effect: Breakdown of resource-Markovianity of free dynamics

Tian-Ren Jin, Yu-Ran Zhang, Heng Fan

The Mpemba effect refers to faster relaxation of states that are initially farther from equilibrium, yet its characterization is often tied to a chosen distance or resource measure…

quant-ph2018

Complementary relation of quantum coherence and quantum correlations in multiple measurements

Zeyang Fan, Yi Peng, Yu-Ran Zhang +3

Quantum coherence and quantum correlations lie in the center of quantum information science, since they both are considered as fundamental reasons for significant features of quant…

quant-ph2015

Experimental testing of entropic uncertainty relations with multiple measurements in pure diamond

Jian Xing, Yu-Ran Zhang, Shang Liu +4

One unique feature of quantum mechanics is the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, which states that the outcomes of two incompatible measurements cannot simultaneously achieve arbit…

quant-ph2014

Quantum Metrological Bounds for Vector Parameter

Yu-Ran Zhang, Heng Fan

Precise measurement is crucial to science and technology. However, the rule of nature imposes various restrictions on the precision that can be achieved depending on specific metho…

quant-ph2021

Multipartite entanglement of the topologically ordered state in a perturbed toric code

Yu-Ran Zhang, Yu Zeng, Tao Liu +3

We demonstrate that multipartite entanglement, witnessed by the quantum Fisher information (QFI), can characterize topological quantum phase transitions in the spin- t…

cond-mat.mes-hall2019

Topological band theory for non-Hermitian systems from the Dirac equation

Zi-Yong Ge, Yu-Ran Zhang, Tao Liu +3

We identify and investigate two classes of non-Hermitian systems, i.e., one resulting from Lorentz-symmetry violation (LSV) and the other from a complex mass (CM) with Lorentz inva…

quant-ph2025

Discrete time crystals in one-dimensional classical Floquet systems with nearest-neighbor interactions

Zhuo-Yi Li, Yu-Ran Zhang

Prethermal discrete time crystals (PDTCs), an emergent non-equilibrium phase of matter, have been studied in two- and higher-dimensional lattices with nearest-neighbor (NN) interac…

quant-ph2024

Recovery of damaged information via scrambling in indefinite casual order

Tian-Ren Jin, Tian-Ming Li, Zheng-An Wang +3

Scrambling prevents the access to local information with local operators and therefore can be used to protect quantum information from damage caused by local perturbations. Even th…

quant-ph2017

The Geometry of Quantum Coherence for Two Qubit States

Yao-Kun Wang, Lian-He Shao, Yu-Ran Zhang

We plot the geometry of several distance-based quantifiers of coherence for Bell-diagonal states. We find that along with both norm and relative entropy of coherence change…

quant-ph2023

Metrological detection of multipartite entanglement through dynamical symmetries

Yu-Ran Zhang, Franco Nori

Multipartite entanglement, characterized by the quantum Fisher information (QFI), plays a central role in quantum-enhanced metrology and understanding quantum many-body physics. Wi…

quant-ph2013

Criterion on remote clocks synchronization within a Heisenberg scaling accuracy

Yong-Liang Zhang, Yu-Ran Zhang, Liang-Zhu Mu +1

We propose a quantum method to judge whether two spatially separated clocks have been synchronized within a specific accuracy . If the measurement result of the experiment is o…

cond-mat.dis-nn2025

Anderson Delocalization in Strongly Coupled Disordered Non-Hermitian Chains

Wei-Wu Jin, Jin Liu, Xin Wang +7

Disorder and non-Hermitian effects together can upend how waves localize. In a 1D disordered chain, the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) can induce Anderson delocalization, defying…

quant-ph2021

Observation of Bloch Oscillations and Wannier-Stark Localization on a Superconducting Processor

Xue-Yi Guo, Zi-Yong Ge, Hekang Li +9

The Bloch oscillation (BO) and Wannier-Stark localization (WSL) are fundamental concepts about metal-insulator transitions in condensed matter physics. These phenomena have also be…

quant-ph2024

Suppressed Energy Relaxation in the Quantum Rabi Model at the Critical Point

Ye-Hong Chen, Zhi-Cheng Shi, Yu-Ran Zhang +2

We derive a modified master equation for the quantum Rabi model in the parameter regime where quantum criticality can occur. The modified master equation can avoid some unphysical…

quant-ph2024

Dynamics of quantum coherence in many-body localized systems

Jin-Jun Chen, Kai Xu, Li-Hang Ren +2

We demonstrate that the dynamics of quantum coherence serves as an effective probe for identifying dephasing, which is a distinctive signature of many-body localization (MBL). Quan…

quant-ph2021

Protecting topological order by dynamical localization

Yu Zeng, Alioscia Hamma, Yu-Ran Zhang +3

As a prototype model of topological quantum memory, two-dimensional toric code is genuinely immune to generic local static perturbations, but fragile at finite temperature and also…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Experimental Observation of Topological Disclination States in Lossy Electric Circuits

Jin Liu, Wei-Wu Jin, Zhao-Fan Cai +6

Topological phase transitions can be remarkably induced purely by manipulating gain and loss mechanisms, offering a novel approach to engineering topological properties. Recent the…

quant-ph2024

Probing spin hydrodynamics on a superconducting quantum simulator

Yun-Hao Shi, Zheng-Hang Sun, Yong-Yi Wang +20

Characterizing the nature of hydrodynamical transport properties in quantum dynamics provides valuable insights into the fundamental understanding of exotic non-equilibrium phases…

cond-mat.str-el2024

Nonmesonic Quantum Many-Body Scars in a 1D Lattice Gauge Theory

Zi-Yong Ge, Yu-Ran Zhang, Franco Nori

We investigate the meson excitations (particle-antiparticle bound states) in quantum many-body scars of a 1D lattice gauge theory coupled to a dynamical spin-$\frac{…

quant-ph2025

Characterizing Many-body Dynamics with Projected Ensembles on a Superconducting Quantum Processor

Zhiguang Yan, Zi-Yong Ge, Rui Li +3

Quantum simulators offer a new opportunity for the experimental exploration of non-equilibrium quantum many-body dynamics, which have traditionally been characterized through expec…

quant-ph2025

Versatile Control of Nonlinear Topological States in Non-Hermitian Systems

Zhao-Fan Cai, Yu-Chun Wang, Yu-Ran Zhang +2

The non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) and nonlinearity can both delocalize topological modes (TMs) from the interface. However, the NHSE requires precise parameter tuning, while non…

quant-ph2015

Phase diagram of quantum critical system via local convertibility of ground state

Si-Yuan Liu, Quan Quan, Jin-Jun Chen +3

We investigate the relationship between two kinds of ground-state local convertibility and quantum phase transitions in XY model. The local operations and classical communications…