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The eigenvalues of a parameter-dependent Hamiltonian matrix form a band structure in parameter space. In such $N$-band systems, the quantum geometric tensor (QGT), consisting of the Berry curvature and quantum metric tensors, is usually…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-08-18 Ansgar Graf , Frédéric Piéchon

Understanding the geometric properties of quantum states and their implications in fundamental physical phenomena is at the core of modern physics. The Quantum Geometric Tensor (QGT) is a central physical object in this regard, encoding…

We study the role of the quantum geometric tensor (QGT) in the evolution of quantum systems. We show that all its components play an important role on the extra phase acquired by a spinor and on the trajectory of an accelerated wavepacket…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-07-18 O. Bleu , G. Malpuech , D. D. Solnyshkov

The geometric properties of quantum states are crucial for understanding many physical phenomena in quantum mechanics, condensed matter physics, and optics. The central object describing these properties is the quantum geometric tensor,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-01-21 Marius A. Oancea , Thomas B. Mieling , Giandomenico Palumbo

The quantum metric, a geometric measure of state-space distance, has recently attracted growing attention for capturing anomalous state responses to parameter variations. Especially in non-Hermitian systems, the quantum metric has been…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-31 Teng Liu , Xiaohang Zhang , Jiawei Zhang , Le Luo

Topological physics has broadened its scope from the study of topological insulating phases to include nodal phases containing band structure singularities. The geometry of the corresponding quantum states is described by the quantum metric…

The quantum geometric tensor (QGT) of a quantum system in a given parameter space captures both the geometry of the state manifold and the topology of the system. While the local QGT elements have been successfully measured in various…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-08-29 Raffael L. Klees , Mónica Benito

We discuss the basic theoretical framework for non-Hermitian quantum systems with particular emphasis on the diagonalizability of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians and their $GL(1,\mathbb{C})$ gauge freedom, which are relevant to the adiabatic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-04-03 Qi Zhang , Biao Wu

The non-Hermitian skin effect and nonreciprocal behavior are sensitive to the boundary conditions, which are unique features of non-Hermitian systems. The eigenenergies will become complex and all eigenstates are localized at the boundary,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-07-15 Lei Chen , Zhen-Xia Niu , Xingran Xu

Quantum computing's potential for exponential speedup is fundamentally limited by decoherence, a phenomenon arising from environmental interactions. Non-Hermitian quantum mechanics, particularly $PT$-symmetric systems, offers a novel…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-25 Duttatreya , Ipsika Mohanty , Sanjib Dey

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 extracting the QGT, we generalize the geometry to mixed quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-19 Xu-Yang Hou , Zheng Zhou , Xin Wang , Hao Guo , Chih-Chun Chien

One of the key features of information geometry in the classical setting is the existence of a metric structure and a family of connections on the space of probability distributions. The uniqueness of the Fisher--Rao metric and the duality…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-25 Kunal Pal

The geometric formulation of quantum mechanics is a very interesting field of research which has many applications in the emerging field of quantum computation and quantum information, such as schemes for optimal quantum computers. In this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-04-24 Ole Andersson , Hoshang Heydari

Wave turbulence describes the long-time statistical behavior of out-of-equilibrium systems composed of weakly interacting waves. Non-Hermitian media ranging from open quantum systems to active materials can sustain wave propagation in…

Non-Hermitian physics has emerged as a rapidly advancing field of research, revealing a range of novel phenomena and potential applications. Traditional non-Hermitian Hamiltonians are typically simulated by constructing asymmetric couplings…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-26 Huawei Zhao , Xinlei Liu , Xinyao Huang , Guofeng Zhang

Quantum geometric tensor (QGT), including a symmetric real part defined as quantum metric and an antisymmetric part defined as Berry curvature, is essential for understanding many phenomena. We studied the photogalvanic effect of a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-10-25 Zhi Li , Takami Tohyama , Toshiaki Iitaka , Haibin Su , Haibo Zeng

We develop a theory of random non-Hermitian action that, after quantization, describes the stochastic nonlinear dynamics of quantum states in Hilbert space. Focusing on fermionic fields, we propose both canonical quantization and path…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-29 Pei Wang

The description of states and dynamics in non-Hermitian systems is fundamentally linked to the choice of an appropriate theoretical framework -- a point of ongoing debate in the field. This work addresses this issue by proposing a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-07 Fei Wang , Guoying Liang , Zecheng Zhao , Bao-Ming Xu

$\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric quantum mechanics has been considered an important theoretical framework for understanding physical phenomena in $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric systems, with a number of $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetry related applications. This…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-12-25 Da-Jian Zhang , Qing-hai Wang , Jiangbin Gong

The static and dynamical properties of a one-dimensional quantum system described by a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian of the so-called Hatano-Nelson type; a tight-binding model with asymmetric (or non-reciprocal) hopping, are studied. The static…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-21 Takahiro Orito , Ken-Ichiro Imura