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$\mathbb{Z}_{2}$ Skin Channels and Effective Dynamical Quantum Phase Transitions

Quantum Physics 2026-04-23 v2 Other Condensed Matter

Abstract

We analytically describe the dynamically separated Z2\mathbb{Z}_{2} skin channels (wavepacket evolutions) under periodic boundary condition (PBC) in non-Hermitian systems with anomalous time-reversal symmetry (ATRS), by combining the semiclassical worldline perspective with an enhanced understanding of skin effects. These channels, tied to the initial state and relevant symmetries, exhibit individually exponential-dominated time evolution in momentum space, where their amplitude maxima evolve toward the dominant momenta. In real space, their center of masses (COMs) circulate around the one-dimensional (1D) chain, tracing semiclassical worldlines. Such circulations imply quantum revivals and effective dynamical quantum phase transitions (DQPTs) regardless of any wavepackets' phase interference, with the latter showing scale-dependent behavior, a feature distinct from conventional DQPTs. This work rigorously demonstrates our previous findings on worldline windings and the winding-control mechanism, confirming that the core physics is shared with the ordinary skin effect.

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@article{arxiv.2604.12450,
  title  = {$\mathbb{Z}_{2}$ Skin Channels and Effective Dynamical Quantum Phase Transitions},
  author = {Yongxu Fu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.12450},
  year   = {2026}
}

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15 pages, 5 figures

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