Topological Corner States in Non-Unitary Coinless Discrete-Time Quantum Walks

The discrete-time quantum walk provides a versatile platform for exploring abundant topological phenomena due to its intrinsic spin-orbit coupling. In this work, we study the non-Hermitian second-order topology in a two-dimensional non-unitary coinless discrete-time quantum walk, which is realizable...

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Main Author: Ya Meng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.861125/full