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20182026
most citedUbiquity of zeros of Loschmidt amplitude for mixed states in different physical processes and their implications

32 citations · 188 across the 32 of their papers we have counts for

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32 papers

quant-ph2026

Uhlmann Geometry of Fixed-Rank Density Matrices: A Fiber-Bundle Approach

Xu-Yang Hou, Hao Guo

For full-rank density matrices the state space is contractible, the Uhlmann bundle is topologically trivial, and the holonomy admits no quantized invariants; although the Uhlmann p…

quant-ph2026

Thermal Suppression of Dynamical Quantum Phase Transitions in Finite-Dimensional Systems A Quasi-Hermitian Framework

Jia-Chen Tang, Xu-Yang Hou, Ming-Zhang Wang +1

We investigate dynamical quantum phase transitions (DQPTs) in finite-dimensional systems prepared in thermal equilibrium states and subjected to a sudden quench. A mixed-state Losc…

quant-ph2026

Wilczek-Zee Realization of Uhlmann Parallel Transport

Yu-Huan Huang, Xu-Yang Hou, Jia-Chen Tang +1

The Uhlmann phase extends geometric phases to mixed quantum states via a parallel-transport condition on purification amplitudes, yet its direct implementation under standard Hamil…

quant-ph2026

Electrical-Circuit Simulation of the Uhlmann Phase

Yu-Huan Huang, Yu Wang, Jia-Chen Tang +2

The Uhlmann phase extends the concept of geometric phases to mixed quantum states through a parallel-transport condition on purification amplitudes, but its experimental realizatio…

quant-ph2026

Defect Holonomy Near Rank-Deficient Mixed States

Yu-Huan Huang, Xu-Yang Hou, Hao Guo

We investigate the geometry of mixed quantum states near rank-changing points, showing that these singularities function as effective geometric defects. The Uhlmann connection is w…

quant-ph2026

Torsion-induced gauge structure in curved quantum waveguides

Xu-Yang Hou, Xianlong Gao, Hao Guo

We investigate the effective dynamics of a particle confined near a space curve. In the strict thin-layer reduction of the nondegenerate transverse ground state, torsion does not e…

quant-ph2026

Geometry near rank-changing points on the mixed-state manifold: Bures metric, conical singularities, and Lindblad dynamics

Yu-Huan Huang, Xu-Yang Hou, Hao Guo +1

We elucidate the Bures metric in quantum state space near a rank-changing point of the density matrix and show contrasting behavior for two-level () systems versus higher-leve…

quant-ph2026

Geometric and Topological Obstructions to Hermitianization in Quasi-Hermitian Quantum Systems

Ming-Zhang Wang, Xu-Yang Hou, Hao Guo

Quasi-Hermitian quantum systems, including -symmetric ones, can be mapped to equivalent Hermitian systems via a similarity transformation that redefines the inner pro…

quant-ph2026

Theory of the Uhlmann Phase in Quasi-Hermitian Quantum Systems

Xu-Yang Hou, Xin Wang, Hao Guo

Geometric phases play a fundamental role in understanding the geometric structure of quantum states, yet extending the Uhlmann phase to non-Hermitian systems poses significant chal…

quant-ph2026

Evolution of quantum geometric tensor of 1D periodic systems after a quench

Jia-Chen Tang, Xu-Yang Hou, Yu-Huan Huang +1

We investigate the post-quench dynamics of the quantum geometric tensor (QGT) of 1D periodic systems with a suddenly changed Hamiltonian. The diagonal component with respect to the…

quant-ph2025

Thermal Uhlmann-Chern Number: Bridging Pure and Mixed States

Xin Wang, Xu-Yang Hou, Yan He +1

Topological properties of quantum systems at finite temperatures, described by mixed states, pose significant challenges due to the triviality of the Uhlmann bundle. We introduce t…

quant-ph2025

Bound-like State in a 1D Self-Similar Delta-Barrier Array

Jia-Chen Tang, Xu-Yang Hou, Yan He +1

We investigate a one-dimensional quantum system with a self-similar arrangement of delta-function potential barriers, exhibiting discrete scale invariance. The singular potential i…

quant-ph2025★ 2 cited

Mixed-state geometric phases of coherent and squeezed spin states

Xin Wang, Jia-Chen Tang, Xu-Yang Hou +2

Two mixed-state geometric phases, known as the Uhlmann phase and interferometric geometric phase (IGP), of spin coherent states (CSSs) and spin squeezed states (SSSs) are analyzed.…

math-ph2024

Mathematical Foundation of the U Quantum Geometric Tensor

Xin Wang, Xu-Yang Hou, Jia-Chen Tang +1

In this paper, we systematically establish the mathematical foundation for the quantum geometric tensor (QGT) of mixed states Explicitly, we present a description b…

quant-ph2024★ 3 cited

Geometry effect of the dynamical quantum phase transitions at finite temperatures

Jia-Chen Tang, Xu-Yang Hou, Hao Guo

Dynamical quantum phase transitions (DQPTs) probe the nonequilibrium evolution of quantum systems, unveiling their geometric and topological characteristics. In this study, we intr…

physics.comp-ph2024

Machine learning of the Ising model on a spherical Fibonacci lattice

Zheng Zhou, Chen-Hui Song, Xu-Yang Hou +1

We investigate the Ising model on a spherical surface, utilizing a Fibonacci lattice to approximate uniform coverage. This setup poses challenges in achieving consistent lattice di…

quant-ph2024★ 9 cited

Uhlmann quench and geometric dynamic quantum phase transition of mixed states

Jia-Chen Tang, Xu-Yang Hou, Zheng Zhou +2

Dynamic quantum phase transitions (DQPT) following quantum quenches exhibit singular behavior of the overlap between the initial and evolved states. Here we present a formalism to…

quant-ph2024★ 8 cited

Sjqvist quantum geometric tensor of finite-temperature mixed states

Zheng Zhou, Xu-Yang Hou, Xin Wang +3

The quantum geometric tensor (QGT) reveals local geometric properties and associated topological information of quantum states. Here a generalization of the QGT to mixed quantum st…

quant-ph2024

Interferometric Geometric Phases of -symmetric Quantum Mechanics

Xin Wang, Zheng Zhou, Jia-Chen Tang +3

We present a generalization of the geometric phase to pure and thermal states in -symmetric quantum mechanics (PTQM) based on the approach of the interferometric geom…

quant-ph2023★ 16 cited

Local geometry and quantum geometric tensor of mixed states

Xu-Yang Hou, Zheng Zhou, Xin Wang +2

The quantum geometric tensor (QGT) is a fundamental concept for characterizing the local geometry of quantum states. After casting the geometry of pure quantum states and extractin…

quant-ph2023★ 11 cited

Geometric phases of mixed quantum states: A comparative study of interferometric and Uhlmann phases

Xu-Yang Hou, Xin Wang, Zheng Zhou +2

Two geometric phases of mixed quantum states, known as the interferometric phase and Uhlmann phase, are generalizations of the Berry phase of pure states. After reviewing the two g…

quant-ph2022★ 11 cited

Uhlmann phase of coherent states and the Uhlmann-Berry correspondence

Xin Wang, Xu-Yang Hou, Zheng Zhou +2

We first compare the geometric frameworks behind the Uhlmann and Berry phases in a fiber-bundle language and then evaluate the Uhlmann phases of bosonic and fermionic coherent stat…

quant-ph2022★ 5 cited

Generalizations of Berry phase and differentiation of purified state and thermal vacuum of mixed states

Xu-Yang Hou, Zi-Wen Huang, Zheng Zhou +3

Two representations of mixed states by state-vectors, known as purified state and thermal vacuum, have been realized on quantum computers. While the two representations look simila…

quant-ph2022★ 13 cited

Metamorphic dynamical quantum phase transition in double-quench processes at finite temperatures

Xu-Yang Hou, Qu-Cheng Gao, Hao Guo +1

By deriving a general framework and analyzing concrete examples, we demonstrate a class of dynamical quantum phase transitions (DQPTs) in one-dimensional two-band systems going thr…