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    Relation between two-phase quantum walks and the topological invariant

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    We study a position-dependent discrete-time quantum walk (QW) in one dimension, whose time-evolution operator is built up from two coin operators which are distinguished by phase factors from xβ‰₯0x\geq0 and xβ‰€βˆ’1x\leq-1. We call the QW the completeβ€…β€Štwo{\it complete\;two}-phaseβ€…β€ŠQW{\it phase\;QW} to discern from the two-phase QW with one defect[13,14]. Because of its localization properties, the two-phase QWs can be considered as an ideal mathematical model of topological insulators which are novel quantum states of matter characterized by topological invariants. Employing the complete two-phase QW, we present the stationary measure, and two kinds of limit theorems concerning localization{\it localization} and the ballisticβ€…β€Šspreading{\it ballistic\;spreading}, which are the characteristic behaviors in the long-time limit of discrete-time QWs in one dimension. As a consequence, we obtain the mathematical expression of the whole picture of the asymptotic behavior of the walker in the long-time limit. We also clarify relevant symmetries, which are essential for topological insulators, of the complete two-phase QW, and then derive the topological invariant. Having established both mathematical rigorous results and the topological invariant of the complete two-phase QW, we provide solid arguments to understand localization of QWs in term of topological invariant. Furthermore, by applying a concept of β€…β€Štopologicalβ€…β€Šprotections{\it\;topological\;protections}, we clarify that localization of the two-phase QW with one defect, studied in the previous work[13], can be related to localization of the complete two-phase QW under symmetry preserving perturbations.Comment: 50 pages, 13 figure

    The stationary measure for diagonal quantum walk with one defect

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    This study is motivated by the previous work [14]. We treat 3 types of the one-dimensional quantum walks (QWs), whose time evolutions are described by diagonal unitary matrix, and diagonal unitary matrices with one defect. In this paper, we call the QW defined by diagonal unitary matrices, "the diagonal QW", and we consider the stationary distributions of generally 2-state diagonal QW with one defect, 3-state space-homogeneous diagonal QW, and 3-state diagonal QW with one defect. One of the purposes of our study is to characterize the QWs by the stationary measure, which may lead to answer the basic and natural question, "What the stationary measure is for one-dimensional QWs ?". In order to analyze the stationary distribution, we focus on the corresponding eigenvalue problems and the definition of the stationary measure.Comment: 10 page

    Eigenvalues of two-state quantum walks induced by the Hadamard walk

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    Existence of the eigenvalues of the discrete-time quantum walks is deeply related to localization of the walks. We revealed the distributions of the eigenvalues given by the splitted generating function method (the SGF method) of the quantum walks we had treated in our previous studies. In particular, we focused on two kinds of the Hadamard walk with one defect models and the two-phase QWs that have phases at the non-diagonal elements of the unitary transition operators. As a result, we clarified the characteristic parameter dependence for the distributions of the eigenvalues with the aid of numerical simulation.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure
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